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title: "DPS for Voluntary, Charitable and Social Enterprises (VCSE’s) for ad hoc and lower value Goods, Services and Works"
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# DPS for Voluntary, Charitable and Social Enterprises (VCSE’s) for ad hoc and lower value Goods, Services and Works

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dps-for-voluntary-charitable-and-social-enterprises-vcse-s-for-ad-hoc-and-lower-value-good-ocds-h6vhtk-0290a9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** This DPS is intended to be a platform to lower the barriers of entry and encourage VCSE’s (Voluntary, Charitable and Social Enterprises) and similar organisations such as Sheltered Workshops (organisations employing disadvantaged workers) to tender for smaller and lower value goods, services and works in and outside of the wider public sector, where specific requirements and non-core work is required. There are real challenges in enabling social value to be applied effectively primarily because organisations have conflicting pressures on delivery, risk, scale and cost management which vary. 3/ If they have the 'Social Enterprise Mark' this is the best certification you can get to prove they are a social enterprise.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Orbit Group Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/orbit-group-limited-rsh-l4123)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Other community, social and personal services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0290a9`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **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/dps-for-voluntary-charitable-and-social-enterprises-vcse-s-for-ad-hoc-and-lower-value-good-ocds-h6vhtk-0290a9#tl-md)

## Description
This DPS is intended to be a platform to lower the barriers of entry and encourage VCSE’s (Voluntary, Charitable and Social Enterprises) and similar organisations such as Sheltered Workshops (organisations employing disadvantaged workers) to tender for smaller and lower value goods, services and works in and outside of the wider public sector, where specific requirements and non-core work is required. There are real challenges in enabling social value to be applied effectively primarily because organisations have conflicting pressures on delivery, risk, scale and cost management which vary.
Orbit is passionate about building communities and investing in our communities. It is hoped that the growth of social suppliers is increased by working with Orbit and similar organisations across the housing and wider public and private sectors. There is an increasing desire to buy from VCSE’s and this desire is being driven by organisational ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) approaches, a generational shift in expectations along with the direction of travel of government led initiatives such as PPN's 0620 and 1120, the industrial and civil society strategies and the Social Value Act.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: DPS for Voluntary, Charitable and Social Enterprises (VCSE’s) for ad hoc and lower value Goods, Services and Works
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This will be split into Lots to allow contracting authorities and other organisations to see what services are on offer by VCSE’s.
Proposed Lots:
• Cleaning services and supplies
• Office services and supplies
• Language services
• Furniture
• Educat...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002370-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-02-05T14:53:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-06T06:01:43.421Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0290a9