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title: "Capacity Building for Social Enterprises - Third Sector"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-047d21"
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# Capacity Building for Social Enterprises - Third Sector

Buyer: DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-047d21

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## Summary

The Dumfries and Galloway Council has awarded a contract for "Capacity Building for Social Enterprises - Third Sector" in Dumfries and Galloway. The procurement falls under the "Health and social work services" category, aiming to increase employability through enhancing third sector provision. The procurement method used was an Award procedure without prior publication, with a contract value of £110,000. The main procurement stage was the tender process, culminating in an active contract signed on 12th July 2024.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses focused on social work services and capacity building within the third sector. Companies with expertise in employability programs, community collaboration, and skills development would be well-suited to compete in this procurement. The contract with the Dumfries and Galloway Council aims to support local employment opportunities and promote Fair Work, indicating a focus on social impact and community development through the awarded service.

## Notice

This service is to increase the employability of people in Dumfries and Galloway through improving the capacity, scope, and influence of third sector provision in the region in line with Dumfries and Galloway Local Employability & Skills Partnership (LEP) vision and objective.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This procurement is to build the capacity and capability of the Third Sector in Dumfries and Galloway. In working towards this aim it is also important to take into consideration the Scottish Government outcomes for Third Sector Interfaces, which are: 1. People are more involved in their community. 2.Improved cross sector collaboration. 3.Third sector organisations are better able to lead and develop shared agendas. 4.Third sector organisations are better able to respond to local need. 5.Key decision making includes third sector input. 6.Third sector organisations are better able to contribute to a strong and inclusive local social economy. The outcomes of the work enabled through funding from the LEP are: 1.Build the capability and capacity of third sector organisations to maximise the potential for employability in the working age population. 2.Capitalise on opportunities to collaborate and strengthen opportunities for employability pipeline provision across the region. 3.Increase third sector participation in delivering employability support services to address the skills and recruitment gaps in key sector specific posts. 4. Work with our local communities to develop an inclusive, thriving economy and to promote Fair Work. 5.Raise the profile and influence of the third sector as a key partner in local decision making in relation to delivering employability outcomes in the region. 6.Increase volunteering opportunities to help develop skills, build capacity, and support progression into local employability. 7.Work with partners to help eliminate child poverty by increasing employment opportunities in the third sector for unemployed candidates

### Procurement Information

Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication 33. (1) A contracting authority may award a public contract following negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice or prior information notice in any of the following cases - (b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons - (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons. But only, in the case of paragraph (ii) and (iii), where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement. Falls under the Light Touch Regime for Health and other Social , Community services

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021511-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Jul 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £110,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNCIL |
| Locality | DUMFRIES |
| Post town | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Postcode | DG1 2HP |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM92 Dumfries and Galloway |
| Local authority | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Electoral ward | Nith |
| Westminster constituency | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Delivery location | TLM92 Dumfries and Galloway |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY THIRD SECTOR INTERFACE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 12 Jul 2024 at 14:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021511-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.dumgal.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000772360
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=772360
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00219

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