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National partner sought for new £70million Communitybuilders programme

The Office of the Third Sector and Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) are inviting expressions of interest from organisations wishing to become the national partner to deliver the £70m Communitybuilders programme.

The programme is designed to support investment in multi-purpose, inclusive community-led organisations at the neighbourhood level.

It takes forward a commitment within the CLG Communities in control: real people, real power. The purpose of the programme is to support the government's commitment to build more cohesive, empowered and active communities. It is designed to empower citizens and communities by strengthening the resilience of selected community organisations within England through a mixture of financial and advisory support to:

• improve governance and management capacity, strengthen financial systems, foster partnerships and provide coaching and mentoring
• undertake feasibility studies to bring forward investment proposals
• develop, improve and acquire assets and enterprises to secure future sustainability.

Further information on the tender process is available through the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) website [External website].

Prospective Partner organisations can also request a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire from the Communities E-Tendering Portal at www.communities.bravosolution.com [External website].

The closing date for the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is Thursday 30 October 12:00 noon.