Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) Support

2024-07-26

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Published date: 26 July 2024

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.

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Contract summary

Industry

Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£1,050,000

Procurement reference

ECC001-DN729186-83615476

Published date

26 July 2024

Closing date

6 September 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 December 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2031

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

What is an open procedure (above threshold)?

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Essex County Council ("the Council") is seeking to commission a new Voluntary and Community Sector support service as part of a wider offer to strengthen and champion a thriving and influential voluntary and community sector within the administrative boundaries of Essex (excluding the unitary authority areas of Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea). In addition, this service will also be open to the following classification of users: NHS Healthcare (including Integrated Care Systems) both within the administrative boundaries of Essex and cross-boundary organisations.
This procurement will incorporate the following lots:
Lot 1: Universal Standard Support Offer (USSO)
Lot 2: Community Participation
Prospective bidders are advised that the full details regarding the Council's requirements for each of these lots can be found within the relevant service specification which will be published on the Council's e-tendering portal, ProContract and can be accessed via:
https://procontract.due-north.com/
Please register for a user account to gain access to the procurement documentation for this opportunity. The Council envisages that this procurement will be published on the aforementioned e-sourcing portal on Friday 26th July 2024.
The proposed contract commencement date for both lots is 1st December 2024 until 31st March 2031 with a break clause at 31st March 2028. Please note that the maximum duration amounts to 75 months and 30 days. However, due to the constraints with the fields in this notice, this position has been rounded up to the nearest month. The stated budget for this service is based on £75,000 for the initial four (4) months per lot and £75,000 p.a. for each subsequent year of the contracts per lot. In addition, the Council understands that there may be scope for additional funding of up to 15%, although this matter remains subject to confirmation during the post-tender phase of the project.

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Rachel Horne

Address

County Hall
Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
United Kingdom

Email

rachel.horne@essex.gov.uk

Website

https://www.essex.gov.uk/

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