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Published 7 Aug 2025, 10:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Grant Funding · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Medway Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: South East (UKJ41)
Published estimate£77,200≈ £77k / year · £77,200 inc. VAT20% above published estimate
Submissions closed 1 Sept 2025awarded 6 Nov 2025
Awarded to COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE (MEDWAY)
Contract term 1 yrends 15 Sept 2026 · up to 14 Sept 2027 with extensions · starts 15 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Medway Council want to commission a grant awarding body to manage small funding grants with the aim of enabling community groups to contribute to the outcomes of the Start for Life Programme Guide in Medway. The grants will be awarded and managed by the provider with Key performance indicators agreed with commissioners. The provider will report to the commissioners on a quarterly basis.

CPV: Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrPublished value£77,200
Contract period: 15 Sept 2025 – 15 Sept 2026 (1 yr) · up to 14 Sept 2027 with extensionsValue: £77,200 exc. VAT · £77,200 inc. VAT
Delivery: South East
Extensions: 1 x 12 month Extension
98000000 Other community, social and personal services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Quality
  • Cost, Social Value

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
7 Aug 2025, 10:22 BST
Last source update
26 Feb 2026, 14:39 GMT
Authority reference
DN78926
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046772
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Other community, social and personal services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ41)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05830f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
1 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
18 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗ - All documents and correspondence will go through this address.

Timeline

7 Aug 2025 → 26 Feb 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Aug 2025, 10:22 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    18 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    1 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    15 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published242 days ago
    26 Feb 2026, 14:39 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 7 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Aug 2025, 10:22 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    26 Feb 2026, 14:39 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £77,2001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE (MEDWAY)VCSE£77,200 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Medway Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWYH-3898-LDQR Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, South East, ME4 4TRContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE (MEDWAY)Awarded supplierGB-COH: 02987866GB-PPON: PCRQ-9147-TPWR Second Floor South, Fitted Rigging House South Anchor Wharf, Chatham, South East, ME4 4TZContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender