Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 5 May 2026, 17:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Strengthening community capacity - commissioning proposal for governance support and volunteer development roles

Official notice

Authority: Borough of Telford & Wrekin (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Published estimate£329,740≈ £55k / year · £395,688 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Jun 2026
Contract term 6 yrsends 16 Aug 2032 · starts 17 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council intends to outsource the delivery of a defined area of its Community Services function to a voluntary or community sector organisation. This will involve the transfer of two existing officer roles under TUPE, covering responsibilities for volunteering, community capacity building, sector development and partnership engagement across the Borough.

CPV: Other community, social and personal services · Provision of services to the community · Social work services without accommodation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 6 yrsPublished value£329,740

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: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • quality

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
5 May 2026, 17:43 BST
Last source update
21 Jul 2026, 12:39 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 15 Jun 2026
Authority reference
TWC001580
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-041251
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Other community, social and personal servicesProvision of services to the communitySocial work services without accommodation
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0691e4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders to be submitted via In Tend e sourcing portal - www.in-tendhost.co.uk/telford/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

5 May 2026 → 17 Aug 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published174 days ago
    5 May 2026, 17:43 BST
  2. Clarification questions by147 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline147 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by133 days ago
    15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Latest notice published97 days ago
    21 Jul 2026, 12:39 BST
  6. Contract starts71 days ago
    17 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 May 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    5 May 2026, 17:43 BST
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    21 Jul 2026, 12:39 BST
    UK12
  3. Status changed to complete
    21 Jul 2026, 12:39 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—21 Jul 2026CancelledNo tenders were received in response to the Tender Notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Borough of Telford & Wrekin

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHHD-5776-GZNN Darby House, Telford Town Centre, Lawn Central,, Telford, Shropshire, West Midlands, TF3 4JAContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender