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title: "Mid Sussex District Council - Year of the Volunteer Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f855"
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# Mid Sussex District Council - Year of the Volunteer Services

Buyer: Mid Sussex District Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f855

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## Summary

Mid Sussex District Council procured resident engagement services for the Year of the Volunteer programme across Mid Sussex District. The service is intended to increase residents’ skills and abilities so they can start volunteering or remain in volunteering roles, while helping local organisations attract more volunteers. It also supports increased participation, recognition and retention, with clear pathways from volunteering into skills development and employment. The work combines public relations and engagement activity with training services. Delivery is for communities and organisations in Mid Sussex, including the council area centred on Haywards Heath and locations such as Burgess Hill. The buying organisation is Mid Sussex District Council, a sub-central public authority.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Mid Sussex District Council made a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, using an exemption on the stated ground that there was an absence of market competition. One lot was awarded to Community People Mid Sussex. The award is active and the contract was signed on 4 September 2026. The contract runs from 4 September 2026 to 31 March 2028. Its value is £75,000 excluding VAT and £90,000 including VAT. The award covers public relations consultancy and training services. The published outcome identifies Community People Mid Sussex as the selected supplier for the full requirement.

This outcome indicates demand for a supplier able to combine community engagement, communications and practical training rather than deliver a single standalone service. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to understand volunteering across a district, engage residents and local organisations, and help convert interest into sustained participation. Relevant capability includes designing clear routes into volunteering, supporting people to develop skills, recognising and retaining volunteers, and linking volunteering with wider skills development and employment. Experience working with public-sector stakeholders, community groups and organisations that need more volunteers would strengthen a supplier’s position. The award also shows that the council values an integrated service covering both engagement activity and training.

## Notice

The Council has procured a supplier to provide engagement services to the residents of Mid Sussex District, to increase skills and abilities of residents to enable them to volunteer or remain in volunteering roles and for organisations to have more volunteers available to them, to increase participation, recognition and retention, while creating clear pathways into skills development and employment. This contract has been procured by direct award through an exemption (on grounds of absence of market competition) granted in accordance with the Council's Contract Procedure Rules and Procurement Code.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086527-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 4 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £75,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Mid Sussex District Council |
| Locality | HAYWARDS HEATH |
| Postcode area | Redhill |
| Postcode | RH16 1SS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ28 West Sussex (North East) |
| Local authority | Mid Sussex |
| Electoral ward | Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore |
| Westminster constituency | Mid Sussex |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | COMMUNITY PEOPLE MID SUSSEX |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 79416200 - Public relations consultancy services
- 80500000 - Training services

## Release History

- 11 Sep 2026 at 15:05 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086527-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086527-2026
  11th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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