Expired contract

Waltham Forest CVS

Details

Buyer: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Supplier(s): CREST Waltham Forest
Value: £100,000
Duration: 6 months
Published: 10 December 2024
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

This contract pertains to the establishment of a new Local Infrastructure Organisation in Waltham Forest, aimed at representing, advocating for, and supporting the local Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS). The creation of this organisation follows an extensive year-long co-design process, co-led by the LBWF Communities team and the local VCS, to ensure the organisation meets the sector’s needs, expectations, and ambitions. The organisation’s role will include advocating for the sector, providing support, and securing additional funding to sustain its activities in the first year and beyond. Funding for this contract is sourced from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and will be directed towards staffing costs and sector support projects, as recommended by the independent facilitator involved in the co-design process.

Timeline

Completed: Award date10 November 2024
Completed: Award published10 December 2024
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date30 April 2025

About the buyer

London Borough of Waltham Forest is a local authority that sources its quotes and tenders through the ProContract e-tendering system. Registration on this shared London portal is free and gives suppliers access to opportunities from around twenty London boroughs. Contract opportunities are advertised on the London Tenders Portal and on Contracts Finder. Higher-value contracts above the national procurement thresholds also appear on Find a Tender. A dynamic purchasing system is the route for specialist professional services. Purchase orders and invoice payments are handled through the council's Oracle Cloud supplier portal.

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 Waltham Forest's contract awards have been in health and social work, architectural and engineering services and IT services.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-waltham-forest.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-waltham-forest.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-waltham-forest.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-waltham-forest.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-waltham-forest.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@london-borough-of-waltham-forest.gov