Contract

Aspirations Project & Volunteer Co-ordinator

  • Southend-on-Sea City Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-016377

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0505fc

Published 23 April 2025, 9:11am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend On Sea, Essex

Southend On Sea

SS26FA

Contact

megan hunt

Email

meganhunt@southend.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.southend.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

Aspirations Project & Volunteer Co-ordinator

Reference number

PSR002

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85312500 - Rehabilitation services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Project & Volunteer Coordinator will be the primary lead for the Aspirations Day Program and Charity Shop, with a key role of the Project & Volunteer Coordinator to recruit and manage a cohort of volunteers. This will include ensuring all volunteers will receive the necessary training and support. Having the co-ordinator role in place will mean that the number of volunteers supporting the service can be increased, improving the sustainability of the service and its support to the vulnerable cohort.

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: £27,590

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Project & Volunteer Coordinator will be the primary lead for the Aspirations Day Program and Charity Shop, with a key role of the Project & Volunteer Coordinator to recruit and manage a cohort of volunteers. This will include ensuring all volunteers will receive the necessary training and support. Having the co-ordinator role in place will mean that the number of volunteers supporting the service can be increased, improving the sustainability of the service and its support to the vulnerable cohort.

Southend-On-Sea City Council have direct awarded this contract via route A of the PSR.

Value of the contract: £27590.00

Contract Start Date: 15.04.25

Contract Expiry Date: 31.03.26

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: No Realistic Alternative Provider / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

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

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Justification for award: As per the award criteria for Direct Award Route A under the PSR, SCC believe Aspirations (who currently provide the existing service) are the only provider in the local area who work specifically to support this cohort of individuals & can meet the specified requirements.

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

PSR002

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

15 April 2025

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

Aspirations

573 Southchurch Road

Southend-On-Sea

SS1 2PN

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea
Charity Commission (England and Wales)

1195424

The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £27,590

Total value of the contract/lot: £27,590


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.

Decision Makers: Drug & Alcohol Commissioning Officers

Conflict of Interest Assessments have been completed for this procurement & no conflicts were identified.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of Justice

London

Country

United Kingdom