Voluntary and Community Infrastructure Support Service and Shopmobility

Procurement of Voluntary and Community Infrastructure Support Service

Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of Voluntary and Community Infrastructure Support Service

Project Description

Swindon Borough Council is looking to procure a Voluntary and Community Infrastructure Support Service that will provide the following:
• Funding and Governance Advice
• Support to Trustees
• A Bi- Annual Report
• An Annual Fayre
• Partnership and Representation of voluntary sector organisations at relevant boards
• Support to the Sports Forum, this includes administration tasks
• Support for the Equalities Advisory Forum, with specific requirements around equalities and access
• A Shopmobility Service
• A lead role in engaging the Armed Services to support and deliver voluntary work within Swindon Communities
• Promotion of the service


Full details relating to the Service are provided in the tender documents.

To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com
Contract Period

The contract will be initially for a period of 36 months commencing 1st January 2019 with the option to extend for a further 36 months subject to satisfactory performance and budget availability.

Tender Responses
Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 23rd November 2018, 1200 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/

Tender Clarifications
If you require any clarifications on the tender documents, please submit these in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal, including the project reference and title clearly in the Subject title, by 19th November 2018, 1200 hrs UK Local time.

The Council’s responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically via Messaging in ProContract tender portal.

In the event of difficulties downloading tender documents, please refer to the named contacts: Claire Smith at csmith@swindon.gov.uk or Juliette Broome at jbroome@swindon.gov.uk

Please note that this project has been advertised on Contracts Finder however, Supplying the South West Portal is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN362848

We would encourage you to click on the ‘Register interest’ button to help the Council monitor the level of interest in this opportunity.

No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the tender documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the tender documents.