Published date: 31 January 2022

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: 7 March 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

  • Membership organisation services - 98100000

Location of contract

ST16 2DH

Value of contract

£5,000,000

Procurement reference

0a2b6aad-6771-47c6-9fa6-7ed56514eedf

Published date

31 January 2022

Closing date

7 March 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 August 2022

Contract end date

31 July 2026

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

Staffordshire County Council is committed to working alongside the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector to support and empower communities. The VCSE sector is a critical partner in helping the Council to deliver its priorities to communities, including the ongoing recovery from Covid-19. Staffordshire County Council therefore wishes to procure a new VCSE Capacity Building Framework. The aims of the Framework will be to commission VCSE sector support for the following areas:

• Build Capacity - Grow VCSE capacity in agreed thematic and geographical areas to support the delivery of the Council's priorities. These priority areas include the Supportive Communities Programme, the Staffordshire Young People's Offer, and the 'Place Based Approach' for Families and Communities.

• A sustainable VCSE sector - Support the VCSE sector in Staffordshire (excluding Stoke-on-Trent) to remain sustainable and recover from the impacts of Covid-19. practical support such as helping VCSE groups to access funding and social capital, offering organisational health checks, and practical support with issues such as governance, payroll, Disclose and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and signposting.

• Volunteering - Recruit, broker, and support volunteers in the county, connecting volunteers to VCSE and public sector organisations.

• Engagement - Engage with communities, the VCSE sector, and young people to ensure the Council understand key issues locally and that these stakeholders have a say in the work of the Council moving forward. This includes supporting VCSE organisations to network and build connections with each other.

• Information, Advice, and Guidance (IAG) - Provide the local VCSE sector (and communities more widely where appropriate) with effective IAG in a timely and accessible way. This includes connecting the local VCSE to training opportunities to ensure they deliver in a safe and effective way.

• Representation - Represent the VCSE sector at jointly agreed networks and forums (for example the Health and Wellbeing Board, Communities Leadership Group, Supportive Communities Board etc.), and help to inform the Council's strategic decision making.

• A flexible and collaborative approach to working with the VCSE sector - provide a way to collaborate with the VCSE quickly and effectively on any future priorities, learning from our experiences during the response to Covid-19.

To achieve these aims, there will be three (3) separate Lots under the Framework:
Lot A - VCSE Capacity Building and Supportive Communities
Lot B - Supporting Young People
and Lot C - Grant Management.
Suppliers can apply for one Lot, any combination of Lot's or all Lot's.

The current arrangement, which is in place for the delivery of some of these Services comes to an end on 31st July 2022.

Interested suppliers should register on the Proactis e-tendering system: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login and then register an interest in this opportunity.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Helen Fry

Address

Staffordshire County Council, 1 Staffordshire Place
, ,
Stafford
ST16 2DH
UNITED KINGDOM

Telephone

+01785854288

Email

helen.fry@staffordshire.gov.uk