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title: "Framework for Infrastructure Support Service for the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Sector"
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# Framework for Infrastructure Support Service for the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Sector

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-for-infrastructure-support-service-for-the-voluntary-community-and-social-enterp-ocds-h6vhtk-04f9fa). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Stockton on Tees Borough Council: "Framework for Infrastructure Support Service for the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Sector". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £1,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Stockton on Tees Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/stockton-on-tees-borough-council-ons-e06000004)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £1,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 July 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC11
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-for-infrastructure-support-service-for-the-voluntary-community-and-social-enterp-ocds-h6vhtk-04f9fa#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04f9fa`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-for-infrastructure-support-service-for-the-voluntary-community-and-social-enterp-ocds-h6vhtk-04f9fa#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** All submissions must be made via the OPEN Tender portal, hosted on the NEPO website at www.nepo.org (www.open.org)
This is an online tender process and responses must be submitted directly into the identified response fields.  Attachments are allowed for some responses and this is identified on the relevant questions.

## Description
Infrastructure Support Service for the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Sector in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2025 to 30/09/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **CATALYST STOCKTON-ON-TEES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:04016295`
  - Value: £830,921 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 20/08/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F034343-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-21T14:10:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T09:51:31.373Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04f9fa