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| Source: | Find a Tender Service (FTS) |
| Notice Type: | Tender notice |
| Buyer: | South Tyneside Borough Council |
| Main Category: | Services |
| Procurement Method: | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender Status: |
| Closed |
| Estimated Value (ex. VAT): | £406,569 |
| Estimated Value (inc. VAT): | £487,883 |
| Release Date: | 5 January 2026 |
| Application Deadline: | 13 February 2026 |
| Enquiry Deadline: | 6 February 2026 |
| Award Criteria: | The award decision will be made in 2 stages. The first stage will consist of a suitability stage where the Council will focus on the Tenderers' characteristics and suitability in principle to provide the Contract requirements. Submissions will initially be assessed in respect of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) responses. Subject to passing the PSQ assessment, the tender submissions (Tender Response Pro-forma) will be evaluated. Failure of any of the Pass/Fail sections will result in the failure of the PSQ submission, and evaluation of the tender (Tender Award Stage) will not occur. All Tenderers who pass the Suitability Stage will be eligible to have their Tender submissions (Tender Response Pro-forma) assessed at the Award Stage (stage 2). The Award Stage considers the merits of the eligible Tenders to assess which Tenderer can be appointed to the Contract (Quality Assessment). The Council only uses a criterion that is linked to the subject matter of the Contract. The Council has set the annual contract price it will pay for this service, therefore no price evaluation will be undertaken. The Award Stage assessment will be made solely on quality. |
| Procurement ID (OCID): | ocds-h6vhtk-05ddad |
| Notice Reference: | 000114-2026 |
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Soft Market Testing for Voluntary Community Faith Social Enterprise Sector - Infrastructure Support South Tyneside
South Tyneside Local Infrastructure Organisation (LIO) for the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise Sector (VCFSE) and the South Tyneside Healthnet Service
South Tyneside Local Infrastructure Organisation (LIO) for the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise Sector (VCFSE) and the South Tyneside Healthnet Service
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The award decision will be made in 2 stages. The first stage will consist of a suitability stage where the Council will focus on the Tenderers' characteristics and suitability in principle to provide the Contract requirements. Submissions will initially be assessed in respect of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) responses. Subject to passing the PSQ assessment, the tender submissions (Tender Response Pro-forma) will be evaluated. Failure of any of the Pass/Fail sections will result in the failure of the PSQ submission, and evaluation of the tender (Tender Award Stage) will not occur. All Tenderers who pass the Suitability Stage will be eligible to have their Tender submissions (Tender Response Pro-forma) assessed at the Award Stage (stage 2). The Award Stage considers the merits of the eligible Tenders to assess which Tenderer can be appointed to the Contract (Quality Assessment). The Council only uses a criterion that is linked to the subject matter of the Contract. The Council has set the annual contract price it will pay for this service, therefore no price evaluation will be undertaken. The Award Stage assessment will be made solely on quality.
The Service to be provided is a South Tyneside Local Infrastructure Organisation (LIO) for the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise Sector (VCFSE) and the South Tyneside Healthnet Service. The Service Provider will take the lead for the VCFSE sector by: • Supporting local organisations to access external funding. • Having oversight and responsibility for volunteer recruitment and support. • Leading the development of the VCFSE, via partnerships, collaboration, and consortia. • Being 'the voice' of the VCFSE sector and contributing to the strategic priorities with the Council and more widely as appropriate. • Providing support for key strategic developments across South Tyneside, promoting health and social care integration but also more wider initiatives around for example education and training. • Support the capacity of local groups and organisations to host volunteer placements, identifying career progression routes for volunteers into careers and further self-development. • Supporting all age developments. The Service Provider will also provide the 'South Tyneside Healthnet' service, a local network which will be a collective voice for the people of South Tyneside to debate, influence and shape local health and wellbeing provision. The annual value of the contract is £135,523. Please note that this procurement is restricted to voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) organisations only. If you are not a VCFSE please do not submit a bid.
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