Contract

Small Sparks Plus

  • Newcastle City Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-011575

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04f98c

Published 27 March 2025, 2:09pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Newcastle City Council

Civic Centre

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE18QH

Contact

Kate Bowman

Email

kate.bowman@newcastle.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC22 - Tyneside

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.newcastle.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Small Sparks Plus

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 75200000 - Provision of services to the community

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This contract will specifically provide capacity through the recruitment of a 'grant coordinator' who will manage, develop and embed a funding model that provides opportunity for grass roots change 'Small Spark' grants to provide monies for capital and revenue projects/activities. This forms part of the Newcastle Neighbourhoods work.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £190,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKI - London
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)
Main site or place of performance

Newcastle Upon Tyne

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Services

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services

Explanation:

Connected Voice is currently delivering the VCSE Infrastructure support contract. They have established links and relationships with VCSE partners, communities and small groups and understand the need in the city and how the the Small Sparks plus grants scheme can be delivered to maximise impact in our neighbourhood areas: North, East, Inner West, Outer West.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

C-013373

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 February 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Connected Voice

One Strawberry Lane

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE1 4BX

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
Companies House

06681475

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £190,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Newcastle City Council

Civic Centre

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE1 8QH

Email

kate.bowman@newcastle.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom