Awarded contract

Council for Voluntary Services (CVS) and volunteering

Details

Value
£2,006,000
Duration
4 years
Published
31 October 2023

Tender description

Voice, representation, challenge, leadership and influence for the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) in Southwark. It promotes social action and a voice for communities. It acts as a convening body facilitating effective communication, networking/collaboration amongst local VCS organisations and community groups. It enables the delivery of outcomes through partnerships and relationships with the council and South East London Integrated Care System (ICS), public bodies and businesses Facilitating service improvement in VCS organisations/emerging groups to meet needs, build capacity and infrastructure that connects communities and delivers quality services, having robust and sustainable finances A co-ordinated approach to high quality volunteering opportunities for residents and other stakeholders, matching volunteers with VCS organisations, employer supported volunteering and mentoring services with professional and academic bodies Keywords: VCS

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published31 October 2023
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date1 April 2024
  3. Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2028in 18 months

About the buyer

London Borough of Southwark is a local authority in south London, and buys as a local government organisation with its contracts advertised through its own eProcurement portal. Suppliers register free on the portal to view and respond to live opportunities. Contract opportunities are also published on the London Portal, a shared system used by 22 further London boroughs. The council also procures through framework agreements for repeat requirements. Contractors seeking most construction work join an approved list before they can bid. The council keeps a public contract register to meet local government transparency requirements.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of London Borough of Southwark's contract awards have been in health and social work, repair and maintenance and software and information systems.

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