Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Infrastructure Support to the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS)
Authority: Dorset Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionDorset Council is supporting the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) by procuring a
range of services via the Infrastructure Support project.
The main aim of the infrastructure services is to enable community groups and voluntary
organisations to develop, build greater reliance, self-sustaining capacity and capabilities to
deliver activities and services that benefit the users of their services and communities. They
are also commissioned to provide strategic representation, liaison and partnership working
across sectors.
The Council is conducting an open tender procedure for the following lots:
Lot 1 – Organisational Infrastructure Support (Voluntary, Community and Social Sector) -
organisational support, development and capacity building
Lot 2 – Volunteer Infrastructure Support - general volunteer support, development and
capacity building
Contracts will be awarded for a period of up to five years (initial period of 3 years plus an
optional extension period of a further 2 years). Each lot will be awarded to one Provider. Providers may be awarded multiple lots. Consortium bids are welcome via a lead provider.
Tenderers should note that the Council is running a concurrent open tender procedure for
provision of Information, Advice and Guidance Services (project ref. DN538409).
CPV: Bronze · Other community, social and personal services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£700,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Organisational Infrastructure Support (Voluntary, Community and Social Sector)CancelledRenewalPublished value£450,000
Lot 1 – Organisational Infrastructure Support (Voluntary, Community and Social Sector) -
organisational support, development and capacity building
In summary:
o VCS professional organisational support to increase capacity and brokerage
o Training and development
o Facilitating networking and partnerships
o Sector representation for the Council’s service development programmes
Lot #2Volunteer Infrastructure SupportAwardedRenewalPublished value£250,000
Lot 2 – Volunteer Infrastructure Support - general volunteer support, development and
capacity building
In summary:
o Organisational support to volunteer activity
o Training and development
o Facilitating networking and partnerships
o Sector representation for the Council’s service development programmes
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 award criteria (3)
- Quality: 80
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 10
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 22 Apr 2021, 15:26 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Aug 2021, 13:59 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Jun 2021 – …
- Authority reference
DN538356- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-021297- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a926Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 11 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
11 Jun 2021 → 27 Aug 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline11 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened11 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published27 Aug 2021, 13:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Aug 2021- Status changed to complete27 Aug 2021, 13:59 BST
- Buyer details updated27 Aug 2021, 13:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 2 · Volunteer Infrastructure Support1 award | |||
| Volunteer Centre DorsetSME | £250,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Volunteer Infrastructure Support · Volunteer Centre DorsetSME
- Signed
- 3 Aug 2021
- Value
- £250,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 · Volunteer Infrastructure Support | 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Volunteer Centre DorsetAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.