Published date: 6 February 2025

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: 10 March 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Administration services - 75100000

  • Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000

  • Training services - 80500000

    • Civic betterment and community facility support services - 98133100

Location of contract

IP1 2BX

Value of contract

£0 to £1,848,000

Procurement reference

IT-368-18678-CD1441

Published date

6 February 2025

Closing date

10 March 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 October 2025

Contract end date

30 September 2031

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Suffolk County Council is committed to supporting a thriving Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector in the county to enable it to continue providing key services for the people of Suffolk. The Council intends to procure an infrastructure support service for the VCFSE sector starting on 1st October 2025. The contract period will be for 3 years (1st October 2025 - 30th September 2028) with the option to extend for up to a further 3 years. The maximum total contract value (including the extension period) is £1,848,000 excluding VAT.

The service will cover:
- Advice, support & training: Prioritising programmes addressing specific needs such as funding, business governance and safeguarding
- Digital adoption: Supporting organisations with tools for fundraising, marketing and AI integration.
- Volunteer management: Promotion and support through 'Volunteer Suffolk'.
- Resource and funding: Sector-wide audits and alignment with health outcomes
- Joint training and workshops: Collaborative learning opportunities between VCSFE and commissioners, with an emphasis on coproduction
- Monitoring and evaluation: Support to improve the sector's impact and service delivery.
- Annual State of the sector survey and report

The submission deadline is 10th March 2025 at 12noon.

Please note this procurement and the subsequent contract will fall under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

More information

Links

Additional text

Invitation to Tender documents can be accessed via www.suffolksourcing.uk

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Michelle Youngs

Address

Russell Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 2BX
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1473265789

Email

michelle.youngs@suffolk.gov.uk

Website

https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-supplying-us