Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Westminster City Council
64 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6QP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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
Voluntary and Community Sector Core Infrastructure Support Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Westminster City Council (the "Authority") will be recommissioning the Voluntary and Community Sector Core Infrastructure Support Services (i) and Volunteer Outreach and Development (VOD) Services (ii) to commence from July 2022.
Previous expressions of interest were asked from the market during August 2021.
This Prior Information Notice is to alert the market to the fact the Invitation to Tender is likely to be published in January 2022 inviting tender responses for this open procurement procedure.
In August 2021 the council published a Prior Information Notice which can be accessed via PIN Notice Number: 2021/S 000-017572
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017572-2021.
A Contract Finders early engagement notice was also published in August 2021 which can be accessed via Contracts Finder External ID
55843d5c-75c9-4369-9286-5c31187600df
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,800,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98100000 - Membership organisation services
- 98200000 - Equal opportunities consultancy services
- 98300000 - Miscellaneous services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Westminster City, London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) issued by Westminster City Council (WCC) who is a public local authority and a Contracting Authority for the purposed of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The PIN has been issued for operators to be aware of WCC’s planned intention to procure the provision of a provider to deliver (i) a local Core Infrastructure Support Service and (ii) a Volunteer Outreach and Development (VOD) Services (“the Services”).
The Contracting Authority will be recommissioning the Services for Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations to commence from July 2022. The proposed contract period for both will be for a term of three (3) years with the option for the Contracting Authority to extend for a further two (2) years for a contract period of up to five (5) years. The estimated contract value for service is estimated to be £360,000 per annum across both service Lots.
It is the intention of WCC to publish the Invitation to Tender in January 2022, for contract commencement July 2022.
In August 2021 the council published a Prior Information Notice which can be accessed via PIN Notice Number: 2021/S 000-017572
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017572-2021
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
10 January 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes