Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Support and Development Service

What the buyer is asking for

To provide support for East Riding based VCS groups to resolve issues involving, governance, management, volunteering, leadership, access to funding and any other issues regarding their ability to continue delivering and building on local services

How this is scored

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• 40%pricePrice
• 60%qualityQuality

3 lots

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• Lot 1£240k

  The purpose of Lot 1 is to provide support to strengthen VCSE organisations and community groups, focusing on: • governance; • leadership; • skills and training; • volunteering; • funding readiness; • organisational sustainability; and • connection, collaboration and sector voice.

• Lot 2£70k

  The purpose of Lot 2 is to provide accessible, transparent & proportionate administration of relevant Council funding through the VCSE Prevention & Investment Framework, & to coordinate funding & VCSE activity so that investment is targeted where it is most needed. Lot 2 will: Administer Council grants, inc. applications, agreements, monitoring & evaluation. Coordinate VCSE partnership & consortium funding bids. Secure & align external funding with ERYC investment. Work with Lot 1

• Lot 3£75k

  The purpose of Lot 3 is to independently build an understanding of what the East Riding VCSE sector needs, to assess the sector’s appetite for different forms of collaboration, and to test future partnership models with the sector, during 2027/28. This will be undertaken through independent, participatory engagement, research and analysis.

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice publishedyesterday

   6 Nov 2026, 17:04 GMT
2. Clarification questions byin 19 days

   27 Nov 2026, 09:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 26 days

   4 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 46 days

   23 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice6 Nov 2026, 17:04 GMT105941-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender