Access is seeking a long term evaluation partner to help us understand whether local social economies have been strengthened through our Local Access programme.
The evaluation will contribute towards our understanding of the following research questions and supplement data being collected through routine monitoring; a separate partnership/ process evaluation; and Places' own evaluation work:
1. How does providing support to individual charities & social enterprises through investment impact the growth & development of local social economies?
2. Is there an enhanced public service procurement role for the VCSE sector due to Local Access and is there increased enterprise activity in the social economy more generally?
3. How much capital has been leveraged into Places due to the work, including from co-investment and further funding attracted?
4. How does blended investment affect the financial resilience of recipient charities & social enterprises?
5. What is the added value and benefit of undertaking enterprise support and investment at a Place level
The full set of research questions will be agreed between Access and the appointed evaluator/s and are expected to fluctuate over time as programme delivery progresses
Access - The Foundation for Social InvestmentLondonWAC-331853
Access - The Foundation for Social Investment (Access) are looking for an evaluation partner for our blended finance programmes. We welcome a range of proposed methodologies and approaches to this role, as long as they are participatory and inclusive. We are looking for an evaluation partner who ideally has an in-depth knowledge of social investment and the charity and social enterprise sector. They will work closely with us, gaining an in-depth understanding of programmes and ways of working.
Access - The Foundation for Social InvestmentLondonWAC-125706
Access - the Foundation for Social Investment ("Access") is seeking proposals for the supply, implementation, and ongoing support of a new Customer Relationship Management (CRM), programmes, and grant management system.
The system will need to support contact and account management, programmes and grants administration, event and conference management, advocacy and communications, reporting and analytics, and integrate effectively with office productivity and digital marketing tools.
Suppliers are asked to propose a suitable software solution, outline their implementation approach (including project management, data migration, training, and risk management), provide licensing and support models, and supply details of relevant experience, staff, references, and indicative costs.
Please note that the budget figure given in the notice is a lower limit, and we have not indicated a higher limit. However we will consider Value for Money as a key shortlisting criteria.
Responses must be submitted in Word and PDF format to info@access-si.org.uk by 09:00 on 29 September 2025. Full requirements and instructions are provided in the attached RFP and scoping documents.
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Access - the Foundation for Social Investment (Access) is seeking a partner to deliver grant management services for its pre and post investment support activity.
Access has four main funding themes of blended finance, pre and post investment support, enterprise grants and market development.
For clarity, this ITT relates specifically to grants management services required to deliver the pre and post investment support strand of Access's work.
At this point Access only requires grants management services for one pre-existing programme which sits within that strand of work, the Reach Fund, for the period April 2026 to March 2030. This will be the focus throughout this ITT. However, when appointing a prospective service provider we will reserve the right to extend the scope and/or the duration of pre and post investment support activity and associated grant management services required, if a mutual agreement can be reached between Access and the service provider.
To respond to this ITT, please provide a proposal of how you would deliver the required specification for grants management services as outlined in the tender notice attachment.
Within the proposal, please ensure:
- it is no more than 20 pages (with a minimum font size 11, page limit excludes any CVs or similar relevant appendices)
- each element of the specification is addressed, using the corresponding A - F section references.
- A price for services based on the overall working budget for the programme detailed in Section 4.1, with a supporting breakdown of costs, highlighting those which are fixed and variable. The breakdown of costs should include a list of staff to be involved, with extent of involvement and indicative day rate to be provided for each.
Responses should be submitted to info@access-si.org.uk , with a subject header of 'ITT Response: Grants management services', by noon on Tuesday 2nd December 2025.
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