RFP QuestBeta
OpenStage · planning

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

DCMS Volunteer Recognition Scheme

Recreation & CultureCPV 92000000
Value£1,200,000
Deadline
Published18 Jul 2025
RegionNationwide

£1,200,000 — stated in the notice

Who to contact
commercial@dcms.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£1.2mtotal contract value
median £75k
this tender£0£2.1m

This is a large award for Recreation, Culture & Sport — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 3,522 valued Recreation, Culture & Sport tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Department for Culture, Media and Sport has published 5 Recreation, Culture & Sport notices, about every 7 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around January 2027.

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The brief

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is preparing to launch a new national monthly recognition scheme to celebrate unsung community heroes – volunteers, informal helpers, and social action champions – across England.

Ahead of a formal tender process, we are inviting potential delivery partners to attend an information session, where we will share more details and take questions (see below).

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056219
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
041288-2025
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