Future opportunity

Voluntary and Community Sector Core Infrastructure Support Services

  • Westminster City Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-031519

Published 16 December 2021, 10:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Westminster City Council

64 Victoria Street

London

SW1E 6QP

Email

tenders@westminster.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.capitalesourcing.com

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