# Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise \(VCSE\) Sector Commissioning 2023 - Advocacy, Information and Advice for Vulnerable Migrants

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames](/buyers/the-royal-borough-of-kingston-upon-thames/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Migrant Advocacy Services
- Award value: £215,000
- Tender value: £215,000
- Award date: 7 February 2023
- Published: 18 August 2023
- Contract start: 1 April 2023
- Contract end: 31 March 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 3e5ea891-7b13-424d-b371-8bf04f179f94-673469
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-33421eda-8a94-470c-94a1-fd20c830fba8

## Description

The Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector \(VCSE\) plays a vital role in Kingston supporting some of the borough's most vulnerable residents\. The sector has played a crucial role in the Kingston Covid response and continued funding of local Voluntary Community Sector organisations is an important part of ensuring the Council has an effective approach to early help and prevention\. These proposals build on learning from the Covid response, the priorities of the Communities Taskforce, the recommendations from Seizing the Moment, and sector best practice\. The service priorities, specification requirements and monitoring approach have been co-designed with the sector\. This procurement process is in relation to Advocacy, Information and Advice for Vulnerable Migrants only\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3e5ea891-7b13-424d-b371-8bf04f179f94-673469)