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South Tyneside Local Infrastructure Organisation (LIO) for the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise Sector (VCFSE) and the South Tyneside Healthnet Service

South Tyneside Borough Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 08:11.

Opportunity overview

The Service to be provided is a South Tyneside Local Infrastructure Organisation (LIO) for the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise Sector (VCFSE) and the South Tyneside Healthnet Service. The Service Provider will take the lead for the VCFSE sector by: • Supporting local organisations to access external funding. • Having oversight and responsibility for volunteer recruitment and support. • Leading the development of the VCFSE, via partnerships, collaboration, and consortia. • Being 'the voice' of the VCFSE sector and contributing to the strategic priorities with the Council and more widely as appropriate. • Providing support for key strategic developments across South Tyneside, promoting health and social care integration but also more wider initiatives around for example education and training. • Support the capacity of local groups and organisations to host volunteer placements, • identifying career progression routes for volunteers into careers and further self development. • Supporting all age developments. The Service Provider will also provide the 'South Tyneside Healthnet' service, a local network which will be a collective voice for the people of South Tyneside to debate, influence and shape local health and wellbeing provision. The annual value of the contract is £135,523. Please note that this procurement is restricted to voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) organisations only.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

INSPIRE SOUTH TYNESIDE

Matched by number
Contract value
£406.6k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
4 Aug 2026
Including VAT
£487.9k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH CE007619
Location
South Tyneside, UKC22, NE33 2QA, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
S6894
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
South Tyneside Borough Council
Id
GB-PPON-PYPB-8737-VBHG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYPB-8737-VBHG

Address

Street Address
Town Hall and Civic Offices, Westoe Road
Locality
South Shields
Postal Code
NE33 2RL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC22

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
INSPIRE SOUTH TYNESIDE
Id
GB-COH-CE007619

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
CE007619

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLGP-7841-DZTM

Address

Street Address
27 Beach Road,
Locality
South Tyneside
Postal Code
NE33 2QA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC22

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
Yes

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

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

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC22
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-CE007619
Name
INSPIRE SOUTH TYNESIDE

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
5 Aug 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2029, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
487,883
Amount
406,569
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
074044-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
5 Aug 2026, 10:44
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · South Shields · UKC22 · NE33 2RL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 000114-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 051970-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 074044-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·