Welcome to 3SC

We believe that Civil Society Organisations (CSO's) can deliver services that have a greater impact and more provide positive outcomes for the individuals using them, as they are best supported by established organisations in local communities who understand their needs.

Our mission is to become the managing agent of choice for public sector procurement in selected markets and we will work with our consortia to realise and demonstrate our conviction and thus will enable and support CSO's of all sizes to deliver a higher percentage of public service contracts.

We have been recognised for the opportunities we enable for CSO's by being judged as one of the top ten of the Guardian's Social Enterprises for 2011.

We have just submitted bids for several employability, learning and skills contracts that were recently announced by the Skills Funding Agency. The total value of the contracts that we have bid for exceeds £140m and are in five of the ten Contract Package Areas across England: Greater London, West Midlands, North West, North East and Yorkshire and Humber.

The programmes will deliver skills training and apprenticeships for the unemployed and for those who have recently been made redundant, or are at risk of being made redundant, as well as in-work support for customers that can benefit from skills training. This work presents a potentially very significant service delivery opportunity for civil society organisations. 

Thank you to all of the organisations who submitted an Expression of Interest in working with us on these programmes. The SFA are expected to inform providers of the results of the tendering competition at the beginning of March so we will be in a position to update you on status once we have heard.

3SC and our members are at the forefront of innovative public service delivery that is designed to meet today’s increasing demands for tailored services and cost effective outcomes.

With almost 2,000 registered members, 3SC can identify where quality services exist, where there are gaps in provision and fill any gaps with appropriate providers. If you are currently delivering public services and are seeking new opportunities to develop or feel that your organisation has untapped capability, why not sign up with 3SC, our membership is free of charge.