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title: "Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector Commissioning 2023 - Phase 1"
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# Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector Commissioning 2023 - Phase 1

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/voluntary-community-and-social-enterprise-sector-commissioning-2023-phase-1-ocds-h6vhtk-037677). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames: "Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector Commissioning 2023 - Phase 1". Published status: complete. Published Value: £3,914,000. 7 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kingston-upon-thames-borough-council-ons-e09000021)
- **Published Value:** £3,914,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 November 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 7
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI63
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £3,673,750 (exc. VAT, 6 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-037677`

## 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/voluntary-community-and-social-enterprise-sector-commissioning-2023-phase-1-ocds-h6vhtk-037677#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3Dd5ab827e-cf4b-ed11-811a-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/voluntary-community-and-social-enterprise-sector-commissioning-2023-phase-1-ocds-h6vhtk-037677#participate

## Description
The Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector (VCSE) plays a vital role in Kingston
supporting some of the borough’s most vulnerable residents. The sector has played a crucial
role in the Kingston Covid response and continued funding of local Voluntary Community
Sector organisations is an important part of ensuring the Council has an effective approach
to early help and prevention. The sourcing of the new services will be carried out in three
phases. This procurement is in relation to Phase 1 only.
There are three proposed commissioning themes. Each commissioning theme has lots which
indicate the type of service provision required. This assists us in focussing our intentions into
areas of need.
The Council will seek to award contracts in the form of separate theme lots.
Potential providers may bid for one or more theme lots within the overarching commissioning
themes. Providers must be capable of providing all elements within a theme lot. Theme lots
will not be further divided.
The Authority is using an Open Procedure for this procurement of services
categorised as ‘social and other specific services’ under Schedule 3 of the Public
Contracts Regulations 2015 (‘PCR 2015’). This procurement exercise will therefore
be subject to the Light Touch Regime (‘LTR’) under Regulations 74 to 77 as set out
in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Contract Term: Initial Term of 3 years with option to extend by two further periods of up to 12
months each. (3+1+1 = 5 years).

## Lots (7)
> **Shared lot scope:** This theme provides specialist support to the VCSE sector and will enable citizens to engage
with community action and volunteering.
> Applies to lots 2, 3.

> **Shared lot scope:** Specialist services for refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants to ensure that people know where to go for information, advice and advocacy that enables them to access specialist support, build social networks, engage in local activities, and participate in community life.
> Applies to lots 4, 6.

### Lot 1a: Volunteering and Participation Enablement Support
- **Lot id:** `1a`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** This theme provides specialist support to the VCSE sector and will enable citizens to engage with community action and volunteering.

### Lot 1b: Health, Care and Social Prescribing in the Voluntary Sector
- **Lot id:** `1b`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

### Lot 1c: Sector Infrastructure Support
- **Lot id:** `1c`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

### Lot 2a: ESOL Provision for Refugees and Migrants
- **Lot id:** `2a`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

### Lot 2b: Refugee & Asylum Support; advocacy, information and advice, integration and destitution support
- **Lot id:** `2b`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** Specialist services for refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants to ensure that
people know where to go for information, advice and advocacy that enables them to access
specialist support, build social networks, engage in local activities, an...

### Lot 2c: Advocacy, Information and Advice for Vulnerable Migrants
- **Lot id:** `2c`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3a: Adult Carers Support
- **Lot id:** `3a`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** Services to meet the Council’s obligations under the Care Act to support carers and offer
carer assessments. The contract will offer assessments, advice, guidance and support for
Kingston adult carers aligned to the new Carers’ Strategy.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (6)
- **Award:** 024392-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Groundwork London**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-154483`
  - Value: £424,750 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 024392-2023-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Kingston Voluntary Action**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-90615`
  - Value: £290,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 024392-2023-3 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Kingston Voluntary Action**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-90615`
  - Value: £1,400,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 024392-2023-4 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Learn English at Home**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-90616`
  - Value: £90,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 024392-2023-5 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Refugee Action Kingston**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-90617`
  - Value: £270,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 024392-2023-6 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Kingston Carers' Network**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-90618`
  - Value: £1,199,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (6)
- **Contract:** 024392-2023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £424,750
  - Signed Date: 07/02/2023

- **Contract:** 024392-2023-2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £290,000
  - Signed Date: 07/02/2023

- **Contract:** 024392-2023-3 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,400,000
  - Signed Date: 07/02/2023

- **Contract:** 024392-2023-4 (active)
  - Signed Value: £90,000
  - Signed Date: 07/02/2023

- **Contract:** 024392-2023-5 (active)
  - Signed Value: £270,000
  - Signed Date: 07/02/2023

- **Contract:** 024392-2023-6 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,199,000
  - Signed Date: 07/02/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024392-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-08-18T14:49:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T05:02:36.802Z
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