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# A Countywide Infrastructure Organisation Providing Effective And Targeted Support For The Voluntary And Community Sector In Leicestershire

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/a-countywide-infrastructure-organisation-providing-effective-and-targeted-support-for-the--ocds-h6vhtk-02f92b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Leicestershire County Council: "A Countywide Infrastructure Organisation Providing Effective And Targeted Support For The Voluntary And Community Sector In Leicestershire". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,375,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Leicestershire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/leicestershire-county-council-ons-e10000018)
- **Published Value:** £1,375,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 December 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administrative social services, Other community, social and personal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF22
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,375,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02f92b`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
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- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/a-countywide-infrastructure-organisation-providing-effective-and-targeted-support-for-the--ocds-h6vhtk-02f92b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3D3606047c-2946-ec11-810e-005056b64545)
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## Description
Leicestershire County Council (the Authority), invited tenders for the provision of ‘A Countywide Infrastructure Organisation Providing Effective and Targeted Support For The
Voluntary And Community Sector In Leicestershire’ in accordance with the applicable
elements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) (as amended) (“The 2015
Regulations”).
The Contract Provider will provide support services across the County to the voluntary,
community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) that are responsive to local need, including
an on-line offer, training programmes, locally based support and an up to date database of
local VCSE organisations. This support will focus on:
• Promoting, developing and supporting volunteering
• Influencing and enabling the local VCSE voice
• Capacity building by supporting new and existing VCSE groups and organisations
• Market development and shaping including developing a market for public services and
support for VCSE groups bid for a deliver contracts
The infrastructure support services to be provided via this contract will support the
implementation of the Leicestershire Communities Strategy and Strategic Plan. The contract
will assist Leicestershire County Council to manage demand for services through
early/community level intervention and prevention, to increase community resilience and to
support more effective delivery of services by community groups. It will contribute to
implementation of the Prevention Target Operating Model which sets out how the Council
will work with partners and the community to reduce, delay, and prevent needs. The contract
will help enable pre-primary prevention community-based initiatives which operate at a
universal level to help communities to support themselves.
The contract will be in place for an initial period of 2 years, with an option to extend for a
further period or periods up to a total of 36 months, taking the contract term to a maximum
of 5 years.
The proposed service is based on current and known funding allocations. These could alter
through the life of the contract in light of changes in future local and central government
funding. The initial maximum contract value is £215,000 per annum (£1,075,000 for the
maximum of 5 years).
Should the contract be extended Leicestershire County Council may secure an additional
contribution or number of additional contributions of an amount of up to £300,000 from the
local Clinical Commissioning Group(s) or any successor Clinical Commissioning Group
(“CCG”) organisation. Any such additional contribution(s) may at the Council’s sole
discretion be utilised to further the project aims and services in the Leicestershire area under
the contract (including extending/increasing the level of the Services or locations (within
the Leicestershire area) where the Service is to be provided, or improving the Services). If
the value of the contract is increased, contract indicators and targets will also be increased
to reflect the addition...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/a-countywide-infrastructure-organisation-providing-effective-and-targeted-support-for-the--ocds-h6vhtk-02f92b)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85321000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Estimated Value:** £1,375,000
- **Description:** The Authority undertook an 'Open' procedure to tender for the provision of ‘A
Countywide Infrastructure Organisation Providing Effective and Targeted Support For The
Voluntary And Community Sector In Leicestershire. Detailed description of the procur...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** A Countywide Infrastructure Organisation Providing Effective And Targeted Support For The Voluntary And Community Sector In Leicestershire (active)
  - Award id: `011726-2022-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Voluntary Action LeicesterShire**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-52031`
  - Value: £1,375,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** A Countywide Infrastructure Organisation Providing Effective And Targeted Support For The Voluntary And Community Sector In Leicestershire (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,375,000
  - Signed Date: 08/02/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011726-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-05-05T14:25:43.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T14:23:22.808Z
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