Southwark Local Access Partnership Programme - Packages 3 and 4

London Borough of SouthwarkcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05a40cProcurement Act 2023Light-touch servicesSME suitableVCSE suitableclosed for bids
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Estimated value

£697k

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

2

0 awarded

Published

29 Sept 2025

Deadline 24 Oct 2025

Description

The Southwark LAP aims to tackle the key barriers to starting and growing a social-purpose organisation by providing a comprehensive package of enterprise support over the next two years and make strong progress towards the long-term goals namely: • Build capacity, skills, community, connections and support across our social ecosystem. • Tackle entrenched social issues in Southwark. • Widen the diversity of those who own, start up, and are employed by social enterprises and charities in Southwark. The Southwark LAP is targeted at Global Majority-led and/or women-led organisations and individuals, those historically most marginalised and underserved in the borough. These contracts relates to providing enterprise support for later-stage enterprises focussed on growth, which will help social enterprises to grow and thrive. The pre-tender estimates for each of the lots is: Pack 3 - £359,100 and £384,120 (including VAT) Pack 4 - £337,500 and £355,000 (including VAT)

Scope

Reference
DN791497
Total value
£696,600 excluding VAT
£739,120 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
26 Jan 2026 to 25 Jul 2027
Main category
services
CPV classifications
98000000
Contract locations
Lewisham and Southwark, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Engagement and RecruitmentEngagement with SMEs and social organisationsquality25.00%
Service DeliveryMethod and proposals in terms of delivering the subject matter of the contractquality30.00%
OutputsThe proposed outputs for the programme within the available financial envelope to deliver best value from the procurementquality10.00%
Skills, Expertise and ResourcesSkills and expertise to deliver the contract for Southwark Local Access Partnership in the way proposed in the tender submission.quality15.00%
Monitoring and EvaluationMethods for monitoring and evaluating the efficiency of the programmequality10.00%
Social ValueSocial Value proposal and method statement - evaluated as 4% for quantitative social value and 6% qualitative social valuequality10.00%
Service DeliveryMethod and proposals in terms of delivering the subject matter of the contract.quality30.00%
Skils, Expertise and ResourcesSkills and expertise to deliver the contract for Southwark Council in the way proposed in the tender submissionquality15.00%

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
16 Oct 2025, 11:00 pm
Submission deadline
24 Oct 2025, 8:00 am
Submission address
Tenders must be submitted to via the Southwark eProcurement system:https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?p=2241eb95-058a-e511-80f7-000c29c9ba21&v=1
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Below threshold - open competition

Lots · 2 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
3LAP Package 3 - Development£359kactive
4LAP Package 4 - Growth£338kactive