Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c1b-94f6-7084-bdba-32c66c3515c2/together-for-families-voluntary-community-and-social-enterprise-vcse-small awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Together for Families - Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Small Grants Scheme [Cornwall Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cornwall-council) Open field Estimated value £300,000 Published 21 Nov 2016 Deadline Closed 23 Dec 2016 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The tender advert for this opportunity is contained on the South West Supplier Portal where the procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge: [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk](https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/) The Council wishes to commission the management and delivery of a VCSE grants programme, as part of its Together for Families programme. The purpose of this is to target resources at VCSE organisations that are already delivering services in the community to the hardest to reach families. This is to be delivered through the commissioning of an Umbrella Organisation to manage the Together for Families VCSE grants programme and allocate the financial resources to the VCSE. The Troubled Families Programme (named Together for Families in Cornwall) is a cross-government agenda which is led by the Department of Communities and Local Government. The aim of the Service is to assist the Council in delivering the Together for Families programme to improve outcomes for families with complex needs in Cornwall, through achieving the following core objectives; • Get adults into work or progress onto a work programme • Increase school attendance and reduce exclusion rates • Reduce crime and anti-social behaviour • Improve health and wellbeing • Reduce costs to the public purse over time The Service Provider will assist in achieving these aims through the following service objectives: • Lead, manage and administer a small grants scheme consisting of an annual value of 100K per year which includes the administration and management of the fund by the Service Provider as set out at Schedule 4 of this Invitation to Tender. • Award and allocation of grants between £500 and £7,000 to VCSE organisations to contribute to the aims and objectives of this specification to include, but not limited to: • Design and delivery of a robust small grants programme • Design of relevant application and monitoring paperwork for submission by grant recipients • Design of a swift, transparent and robust application and decision making process which includes an evaluation panel • Promotion of the programme to ensure take up and delivery of the small grants • Monitoring of the small grant projects on at least a quarterly basis Maintenance Notification - 18:30 26th December 2016 - 18:30 29th December 2016 Please be aware that from 6:30pm 26th December 2016 - 6:30pm 29th December 2016 the Due North system will be undergoing essential maintenance. During this period a maintenance page will be in place. Once these essential works have been completed the maintenance page and this message will be removed, at which point you can continue using the Due North system. Additional information: The tender advert for this opportunity is contained on the South West Supplier Portal where the procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge: [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk](https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/) Read full description ## CPV classification Health and social work services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/fee01b07-b8c8-4382-9cd2-f2ec7255725c) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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