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# South Tyneside Local Infrastructure Organisation (LIO) for the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise Sector (VCFSE) and the South Tyneside Healthnet Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/south-tyneside-local-infrastructure-organisation-lio-for-the-voluntary-community-faith-and-ocds-h6vhtk-05ddad). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** South Tyneside Council: "South Tyneside Local Infrastructure Organisation (LIO) for the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise Sector (VCFSE) and the South Tyneside Healthnet Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £406,569. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: open-uk.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [South Tyneside Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-tyneside-council-ons-e08000023)
- **Published Value:** £406,569 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 February 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Other community, social and personal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC22
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £406,569 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/south-tyneside-local-infrastructure-organisation-lio-for-the-voluntary-community-faith-and-ocds-h6vhtk-05ddad#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05ddad`

## 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/south-tyneside-local-infrastructure-organisation-lio-for-the-voluntary-community-faith-and-ocds-h6vhtk-05ddad#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [open-uk.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopen-uk.org%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/south-tyneside-local-infrastructure-organisation-lio-for-the-voluntary-community-faith-and-ocds-h6vhtk-05ddad#participate

## Description
The Service to be provided is a South Tyneside Local Infrastructure Organisation (LIO) for the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise Sector (VCFSE) and the South
Tyneside Healthnet Service.
The Service Provider will take the lead for the VCFSE sector by:
• Supporting local organisations to access external funding.
• Having oversight and responsibility for volunteer recruitment and support.
• Leading the development of the VCFSE, via partnerships, collaboration, and consortia.
• Being 'the voice' of the VCFSE sector and contributing to the strategic priorities with the Council and more widely as appropriate.
• Providing support for key strategic developments across South Tyneside, promoting health and social care integration but also more wider initiatives around for example education and training.
• Support the capacity of local groups and organisations to host volunteer placements,
• identifying career progression routes for volunteers into careers and further self development.
• Supporting all age developments.
The Service Provider will also provide the 'South Tyneside Healthnet' service, a local network which will be a collective voice for the people of South Tyneside to debate, influence and shape local health and wellbeing provision.
The annual value of the contract is £135,523.
Please note that this procurement is restricted to voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) organisations only.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £406,569

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2026 to 31/08/2029

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **INSPIRE SOUTH TYNESIDE**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-170759`
  - Value: £406,569 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 01/06/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £406,569
  - Signed Date: 04/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000114-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-05T09:44:54.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T13:03:08.401Z
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