Official UK procurement notice
Framework for Infrastructure Support Service for the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Sector
Authority: Stockton on Tees Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInfrastructure Support Service for the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Sector in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 1 bids received (1.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 4 yrs · up to 4 yrs 6 mo from 1 Oct 2025, Not applicable
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- Not applicable
Published description of the framework
This is intended to be a Framework that is awarded to a top ranked sole supplier.
A fixed price has been initially been set for each year of the Framework based on previous funding for the range of services included in the current service specification.
Services will be called off as a direct award from the commencement date of the Framework.
The scope of services will be reviewed during the lifetime of the Framework and may be flexed to take into account emerging developments in priorities that occur in the VCSE sector and the priorities of the Contracting Authority.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
As stated in tender information.
- Technical & professional ability
As stated in tender information
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- 5 x Quality Questions as described in tender information aiming to demonstrate technical ability to delivery: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- 5 x Quality Questions as described in tender information aiming to demonstrate technical ability to delivery: Service Delivery Plan = 30% Service Resource Plan = 15% Ways of working = 20% Performance reporting and monitoring = 10% Infrastructure delivery = 25% Above Scores will then be further weighted to 90% of overall score Social Value commitment and delivery method statement = 10%
- Economic & financial standing
As stated in tender information.
- Technical & professional ability
As stated in tender information
- “Framework for Infrastructure Support Service for the Voluntary,…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Mar 2025, 11:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2025, 15:10 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
OPEN2025545- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034343- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f9faFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payment will be made via a monthly scheduled payment based on 1/12 of the contract annual value.
- Risks
The scope of the services required under this Framework could change during the lifetime of this Framework resulting in the need for a change in scope of existing services or the need to introduce additional services into the Framework. This could result in a need to issue a contract change notice to vary the annual value of the Framework.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 23 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · Not applicable
All submissions must be made via the OPEN Tender portal, hosted on the NEPO website at www.nepo.org ↗ (www.open.org ↗)
This is an online tender process and responses must be submitted directly into the identified response fields. Attachments are allowed for some responses and this is identified on the relevant questions.
Timeline
28 Mar 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 10 dates- Planning notice published28 Mar 2025, 11:53 GMT
- Market engagement14 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
Expressions of interest are invited from organisations who have demonstrable experience in working with and supporting organisations from the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector Infrastructure.
This market consultation is published on the North East Procurement Organisation's OPEN Procurement Portal at open-uk.org ↗
- Tender notice published23 Jun 2025, 12:05 BST
- Clarification questions by16 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown23 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent21 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published21 Aug 2025, 15:10 BST
- Standstill ends2 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts393 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Mar 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Mar 2025, 11:53 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published23 Jun 2025, 12:05 BSTUK4
- Published value updated23 Jun 2025, 12:05 BST
- Status changed to active23 Jun 2025, 12:05 BST
- Procurement method changed23 Jun 2025, 12:05 BST
- Deadline published: 23 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST23 Jun 2025, 12:05 BST
- Contract award notice published21 Aug 2025, 15:10 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Aug 2025, 15:10 BST
- Contract signature expected16 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATALYST STOCKTON-ON-TEES LIMITEDVCSE16 Sept 2025 – 30 Sept 2029 | £830,921 inc. VAT | 21 Aug 2025standstill to 2 Sept 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- CATALYST STOCKTON-ON-TEES LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender