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CS6100 Voluntary and Community Sector Coordinator Services

HealthcareCPV 85000000

Value£204k

Deadline6 Oct 2026

Published11 Sept 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 11 Sept 202625 days leftCloses 6 Oct 2026

Who to contact

karen.ramphal@towerhamlets.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

https://www.londontenders.org Project reference: DN824203

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£204ktotal contract value

median £380k

this tender£0£16.5m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Health & Social Care band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

London Borough of Tower Hamlets is committed to developing a thriving Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) sector to assist with shaping its strategic vision and supporting the delivery of key priorities for children, young people and families.

The local VCS sector is a valuable partner, and the Council invests significantly in developing and commissioning via the VCS a broad range of services to support children, young people and families that live or have links to the borough.

To support the delivery of the children and young people's strategy, the Council is seeking a Provider that can ensure the continued delivery of the VCS Coordinator Service.

The Service will play a key enabling role in ensuring the Council's continued partnership work with voluntary and community sector organisations and the wider third sector, within the borough and beyond, with a specific focus on those organisations who work in the children and young people's sector.

The overall aim behind the Service is to develop stronger, more engaged and sustainable partnerships with a wider range of partners, drawing on the extensive experience and expertise that voluntary and community sector organisations have in responding to the needs, and enriching the lives, of children, young people and families in Tower Hamlets.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

The local VCS sector is a valuable

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12–20 daysof bid-team effort

£8.2k–£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

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Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
Show at bidSocial value commitments

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