Published date: 27 March 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 30 April 2024, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

  • Civic betterment and community facility support services - 98133100

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£4,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_414206/1314230

Published date

27 March 2024

Closing date

30 April 2024

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 July 2024

Contract end date

30 June 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

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

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is looking for an exceptional provider, or group of providers with a lead provider arrangement to help grow the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector in Barking and Dagenham, leading to a borough in which peoples' ideas, projects and concerns can develop, flourish and be addressed. The commissioned service will support individuals and local VCSE organisations to:
- Lead the sector to stimulate new opportunities in the borough
- Develop collaboration between civil society groups and between the sector and partners
- Support local networks to build sustainable collaborations to support residents
- Provide representation of the local VCSE sector with the council and other partners

The term of the contract is 3+1 years.

More information

Additional text

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise.
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)
- Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register
- Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue'
- Enter your correct business and user details
- Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
2. Express an Interest in the tender
- Login to the portal with the username/password
- Click the 'PQQs / ITTs. Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier)
- Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content.
- Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page
- This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
- You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box
3. Responding to the tender
- Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining)
- You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).
- You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page.
If you require any further assistance, please consult the online help or contact the eTendering help desk.
Description1: Link to eTendering system is below
Link1: (URL) https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk

About the buyer

Address

Town Hall Square, 1 Clockhouse Avenue
Barking
IG11 7LU
England

Email

samantha.woolvett@lbbd.gov.uk