Rossendale Council Seeks Community Grants Provider, £36k, 4-Year

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Community Grants Service Provider (Pride in Place Programme)

• Rossendale Borough Council UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-035821

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-068084

Published 13 April 2026, 9:11am

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Scope

Reference

PR0029

Description

Rossendale Borough Council is seeking a suitably experienced organisation to act as a Community Grants Service Provider for the Pride in Place Programme covering Rawtenstall, Waterfoot and Crawshawbooth.

The successful Provider will design, deliver and administer a four‑year capital Community Grants Programme with a total capital value of £180,000. The programme will support community‑led capital projects that contribute to regeneration, placemaking and community wellbeing.

The Provider will be responsible for all programme management and administration, including community engagement; pre‑application advice and guidance; support during the application and assessment process; management of transparent and fair grant decision‑making processes; grant agreements; payment scheduling; monitoring; evaluation; reporting; and stakeholder liaison.

The Council will provide a total of £30,000 (excluding VAT) over the four‑year contract period to cover the Provider's programme management and administration costs. This is the total estimated contract value. The £180,000 capital grant funding does not form part of the contract value and will be distributed separately to successful community applicants.

This is an open procurement conducted under Section 19 of the Procurement Act 2023 and will be awarded on the basis of the Most Advantageous Tender.

Total value (estimated)

• £30,000 excluding VAT
• £36,000 including VAT Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

• 19 June 2026 to 31 March 2030
• 3 years, 9 months, 12 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

Community action programme

Contract locations

• UKD - North West (England)

Participation

Conditions of participation

Participation is open to any organisation capable of delivering the requirements set out in the Invitation to Tender. Tenderers must meet the Council's minimum requirements relating to eligibility, exclusion grounds, conflicts of interest, financial standing, and acceptance of the Council's terms and conditions, as detailed in the ITT. No minimum turnover thresholds apply.

Particular suitability

• Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
• Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Tender submission deadline

11 May 2026, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Tenders must be submitted electronically by email to tenders@rossendalebc.gov.uk by the deadline stated.

Tenders must be submitted as PDF attachments (or equivalent) and not as links to external file‑hosting sites. No paper tenders will be accepted.

Further information about Rossendale Borough Council can be found at:

https://www.rossendale.gov.uk

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Award criteria

Name	Description	Type	Weighting
Delivery and Quality	Assessment of the bidder's approach to delivering and managing the Community Grants Programme, including understanding of requirements, methodology, experience, resourcing, risk management,...

Show full description | Quality | 60% |
| Governance, Risk and Compliance | Assessment of governance arrangements, risk management, financial stability, compliance with legal and policy requirements, and submission of required declarations, as set out in the Invitation to...

Show full description | Quality | 15% |
| Social Value | Assessment of social value commitments, including support for local employment and training, local supply chains, environmental sustainability, and support for young people or community organisations,...

Show full description | Quality | 15% |
| Price | Assessment of the bidder's proposed price and value for money, including transparency and appropriateness of costs within the £30,000 contract value, as set out in the Invitation to Tender. | Price | 10% |

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition

Documents

Associated tender documents

Published ITT Community Grants.zip

ITT6 Working with partners certificate.pdf

Clarification Questions and Answers.xlsx

Clarification Questions and Answers 20.4.26

Contracting authority

Rossendale Borough Council

• Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTNM-4478-CMGT Futures Park

Bacup

OL13 0BB

United Kingdom

Email: kevinfentonclough@rossendalebc.gov.uk

Website: https://www.rossendale.gov.uk /

Region: UKD46 - East Lancashire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government