Official UK procurement notice
CAPABILITY STRENGTHENING SUPPORT OPEN FRAMEWORK
Authority: Power to Change Trust (Charity / VCSE)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought14 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionPower to Change is looking to build a trusted pool of suitably qualified and experienced providers for the provision of capability strengthening support to community businesses in England through to 2025.
An Open Framework has been set up to be used for the provision of this support; this means that we will take applications to join the framework throughout its lifespan. The anticipated service areas have been split into Lots and interested providers can apply to deliver services from more than one Lot. Please note that the framework is classed as 'open' as there is no deadline to apply to join the framework and suppliers can apply at any point during its life.
Currently, the majority of capability support to be delivered in 2022 will be through the Powering Up programme. Powering Up is a programme for community businesses that need support shifting from an emergency mindset as a result of Covid-19 to investing in future planning. It aims to support community businesses in the key areas of digital growth, climate action and sustainability, and financial resilience, with a cross cutting theme of diversity, equity and inclusion. In addition to the requirements of Powering Up, it is anticipated that as new programmes of work develop, the framework will be used to ensure Power to Change is able to access suitable providers that meet the identified needs of the programmes and the community businesses they will serve.
We actively encourage receiving applications to join the Framework from a wide variety of providers, especially those who can demonstrate alignment with our values and can demonstrate social impact within their business aims and objectives. We welcome applications from both national providers and local and regional providers that focus their services in particular geographies. We will particularly welcome applications from organisations that focus their support on communities that experience racial inequity, support younger people and those working in areas of highest economic deprivation (IMD 1-3).
Approval to join the open framework and to deliver support services is a multi-stage process (as set out in the application documentation); the first stage is to submit an application questionnaire and the second stage is to respond to a call-off opportunity for programme specific services. Please see the links at www.powertochange.org.uk/about-us/work-with-us/ ↗ for further details on the framework and the application documentation.
- Recurrence: as and when call-off opportunity advertised
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems
Lots and requirements (14)Procurement structure
14 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1DigitalRenewal
Digital capability strengthening support services for community businesses:
Improved business processes and operational efficiencies: website
and search engine optimisation, data management, finance
management, comms and social media, stock and asset management;
as well as enhanced ways-of-working through better use of digital
tools
Lot #2Climate change/ sustainabilityRenewal
Climate change and sustainability capability strengthening support services for community businesses:
Climate and sustainability leadership and policy, policy/
regulatory/funding landscape, new market opportunities and
sustainability focused business models, technical carbon management
and reduction, building and business energy audits, impact
measurement and reporting, understanding and using data to
support climate mitigation, building energy efficiency and
renewables, community engagement, advocacy, lobbying and
partnership building.
Lot #3Diversity, equity, and inclusionRenewal
Diversity, equity, and inclusion strengthening support services for community businesses:
Issues impacting leaders, staff and clients who face discrimination and exclusion, regulatory frameworks, embedding change in policy and practice, action and development planning, monitoring impacts and evaluating improvements and assisting organisations to learn and improve and extend leadership, client and customer bases.
Lot #4Strategic and Business PlanningRenewal
Strategic and Business Planning capability strengthening support services for community businesses:
Strategic and Business Planning and Advice, including change
management, Specialist Advice for Start-up and Early-Stage
development, conflict resolution, succession planning, stakeholder
mapping, cyber security, and covering cross-cutting expertise, risk
management, policy development.
Lot #5Financial - Management and ControlRenewal
Financial - Management and Control capability strengthening support services for community businesses:
Financial Management and Control including cashflow and debt
management and crisis / turn-around planning.
Lot #6Financial - sources and access to fundingRenewal
Financial - sources and access to funding capability strengthening support services for community businesses:
Identifying, understanding and assessing the sources and providers of finance for community businesses, including commissioning, social investment, grant funding, loans and more.
Lot #7Human ResourcesRenewal
Human Resources capability strengthening support services for community businesses:
Human Resources, including employment, redundancy, board
effectiveness, staffing, volunteer management and equal opportunities, diversity, equity and inclusion in staff support and
recruitment, succession planning, team building.
Lot #8OperationsRenewal
Operations capability strengthening support services for community businesses:
Business and IT Infrastructure and Systems - Business and IT Infrastructure and Systems, including digital services
development and delivery.
Building & Facilities - Health and Safety and Buildings Management, Capital Projects, including planning, design, build stages.
Legal and Governance - Legal and governance advice, including VAT advice and corporate structuring, understanding alternative legal structures (eg community benefit society, co-operative models).
Lot #9Service Engagement and DeliveryRenewal
Service Engagement and Delivery capability strengthening support services for community businesses:
Community Engagement, including diversification of audience, equity and inclusion, Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Impact
Measurement, Product and Service Design, including digital services development and delivery, user research, network and stakeholder mapping and development.
Lot #10Community engagementRenewal
Community engagement capability strengthening support services for community businesses:
Organising and facilitation of community engagement activity,
stakeholder mapping, community research and participatory
budgeting skills.
Lot #11Communications, Public relations and MarketingRenewal
Communications, Public relations and Marketing capability strengthening support services for community businesses:
•External communications and story-telling, particularly through an inclusive and diversity-sensitive lens
- Digital communications and social media management
- Press and media relations in the national, regional and local
contexts
- Crisis communications management and reactive public relations
- Stakeholder mapping and external engagement expertise
Lot #12CoachingRenewal
Coaching capability strengthening support services for community businesses:
Professional development and leadership coaching for individuals or with teams. Support a range of staff at different levels within a
community business. Exploring emotional intelligence and different leadership styles. Support professional development plans. Coaches should be registered with an appropriate organisation such as:
- The Association for Coaching
- The European Mentoring and Coaching Council
- The International Coaching Federation
Lot #13Peer MentoringRenewal
Peer Mentoring capability strengthening support services for community businesses:
Professional peer to peer mentoring to support community business leaders and staff teams. Share experiences of managing or leading within a community business or social purpose organisation. Provide regular mentoring sessions based on the needs of the mentee.
Lot #14Mental Health and well beingRenewal
Mental Health and well being capability strengthening support services for community businesses:
Supporting individual and team resilience and wellbeing, conflict
resolution, succession planning, team building. Supporting with
climate anxiety, support staff teams recovering from the social
impacts of COVID. Support individuals with work overwhelm. Helping to create a safe and supportive culture.
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- “CAPABILITY STRENGTHENING SUPPORT OPEN FRAMEWORK” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · as and when call-off opportunity advertised
- First published
- 3 Jan 2023, 16:55 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Jun 2023, 13:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Dec 2025 – …
- Authority reference
PTC/CSSOF/2022 v2 Oct2022- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-017791- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0394e7Find a Tender
Publisher note: To register your interest and obtain any additional information please visit https://www.powertochange.org.uk/about-us/work-with-us/
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 31 Mar 2023
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 31 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
31 Mar 2023 → 31 Dec 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown31 Mar 2023
- Notice published22 Jun 2023, 13:07 BST
- Bids opened295 days ago31 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jun 2023- Deadline moved to 31 Mar 202322 Jun 2023, 13:02 BST-641 days · was 31 Dec 2024
- Buyer details updated22 Jun 2023, 13:02 BST
Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2. | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Mar 2023 | -641 d |
| — | TextII.1.4. | — | Please note we are no longer inviting new applications to this opportunity. |
Closed to new applications
1 amendment published without a description.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Power to Change Trustee Limited as Trustee of Power to Change TrustReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria