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Third Sector Infrastructure Support & Representation

Leeds City Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 09:13.

Opportunity overview

The third sector infrastructure and representation plays a vital role in supporting frontline organisations, helping to ensure the sustainability and resilience of a thriving sector that can adapt to emerging challenges and opportunities. This service is aimed at encompasses leadership and representation, partnership and collaboration, capacity building, and volunteering. Together, these elements not only strengthen the sector's foundations but also enable meaningful engagement with the Council, health and care and city partners, ensuring that third sector voices help shape the city's strategic direction. Infrastructure support specifically targets the development of smaller third sector organisations, those based in disadvantaged wards, and groups that are often excluded or underrepresented. The funding will also promote and enable positive social action, helping to build empowered, inclusive, and thriving local communities. It will support organisations rooted in both place and shared interest to generate social value and drive change from within

Classification

  • CPV98000000 — Other community, social and personal services

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0000£3.6m

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
99292
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
18 Dec 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
20 Oct 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
7 Oct 2025, 12:00

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0000
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
3,566,292
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
3,566,292

Renewal

Description
The extension provision will be for up to a maximum period of 36 months in any combination, subject to budget availability.

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Price
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
27
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Quality
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
73
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
1 Apr 2029, 00:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 01:00
Max Extent Date
1 Apr 2032, 00:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
See tender documents for further information
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
See tender documents for further information

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
98000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Other community, social and personal services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
056584-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
15 Sept 2025, 14:00

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale
The scheme is a standard service, as there is no changes to the specification.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJYG-6658-PPMY
Name
Leeds City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKE42
Country
GB
Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS1 1UR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Civic Hall, 3rd Floor West,

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PJYG-6658-PPMY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
John Didi
Telephone
+44 1133785830

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leeds · UKE42 · LS1 1UR · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-059a58-2025-09-15T14:00:28+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·