Contract awardedAngel investment fund

Funding Delivery Partner- Social Enterprises

The service provider will manage the end-to-end investment process for social enterprise loans, including marketing, application processing, loan sanctioning, and ongoing portfolio management. Responsibilities include conducting annual impact assessments, monitoring repayment performance, and liaising with the holding fund on risk issues and drawdown requests. The role requires active collaboration with the holding fund's internal risk and finance teams to ensure effective governance and compliance throughout the loan lifecycle.

Awarded value
Not published
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Published
28 January 2025
Contract length
12 months
Ends 1 April 2026

What the contract covers

Fund management services contract

Provision of financial consultancy and fund management services to support the delivery of micro-loan funding to social enterprises across Wales.

  • Support delivery of funding to the social enterprise sector in Wales through funding available in the Wales Micro- Loan Fund, or future subsequent follow-on funding as agreed with Welsh Government
  • Promotion of funding availability through dedicated marketing and events
  • Processing enquiries and applications for funding
  • Sanctioning of loans within own existing processes
  • Completion of drawdown request form, completion note, and Authorised Signatory sign off
  • Ongoing account management
  • Completion of Impact of Investment form annually using data from each live social enterprise company and forward to DBW
  • Gain and review any Conditions Subsequent documentation following initial loan drawdown
  • Update DBW with payment strategy should there be any unpaid Direct Debits

Terms and requirements

Contract type
Fund management services contract
Procedure
Open procedure
Initial term
12 months
Extensions
12 months + 12 months + 12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run
60 months
Contract dates
1 April 2025 to 1 April 2026
Certifications asked for
None stated
Suitable for SMEs
Not stated
Category
Services
CPV codes
66171000

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Lifecycle

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  2. Contract awardedto Wales Council for Voluntary Action
  3. Contract starts
  4. Contract ends
The buyer

Development Bank of Wales

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Wales Council for Voluntary Action

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Cite this contract

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/1156318/funding-delivery-partner-social-enterprises
Buyer reference
DBW00120.00
Open contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-147697
Last checked
4 November 2026

Development Bank of Wales. Funding Delivery Partner- Social Enterprises. Contract award, 28 January 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/1156318/funding-delivery-partner-social-enterprises (accessed 4 November 2026).