Award of Community and VCSE Development Programme
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East Sussex County Council has completed the award stage for a service titled "Award of Community and VCSE Development Programme," targeting the community services sector. This initiative, valued at £2,695,000, aims to enhance resilience and self-sustainability among individuals, families, and organisations across South East England, United Kingdom. The programme will run from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2028, with an option to extend for up to two more years.
The project utilises an open procurement method and follows an open procedure (above threshold), ensuring a transparent selection of suppliers, each allocated specific lots within different districts, such as Lewes and Eastbourne. Awards for this contract include Sussex Community Development Association Ltd, 3Va, Hastings Voluntary Action, and Rother Voluntary Action being selected as suppliers. This tender opens significant opportunities for SMEs and VCSEs looking to expand their market share in the health, training, and community services sectors.
With a focus on local engagement, businesses proficient in supporting community development, training, wellness, and health services are well-suited to compete. The collaborative partnership model used in this programme promotes integration with strategic leads, commissioners, and stakeholders, fostering business growth and network expansion within the regional community services landscape.
East Sussex County Council ("ESCC") has awarded a cross-county service to enable people, families, communities, groups and organisations, (collectively referred to as the "Beneficiaries") to build greater resilience, self-sustaining capacity and capabilities, to participate in activities and services that support their independence, health and wellbeing. The programme will be delivered using a collaborative partnership model that will bring providers, key strategic leads, commissioners, partners, and stakeholders together from start to finish of the programme contract. The service Programme term is 1 April 2025 and end 31 March 2028 (the "Contract Period"), with a further option to extend the contract for up to 24 months (to 31 March 2030).
The published value includes the extension option.
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The contract period is three years.
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