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title: "TC1017 - The Provision of an Infrastructure service for the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Sector"
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# TC1017 - The Provision of an Infrastructure service for the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Sector

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tc1017-the-provision-of-an-infrastructure-service-for-the-voluntary-community-and-social-e-ocds-h6vhtk-0401a4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** We are seeking to commission an organisation (or organisations working in partnership with a lead ) to provide citywide ‘infrastructure support’ to the VCSE sector in Manchester. This specification will explain what we mean by infrastructure support, and what will be required of you as an applicant. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on Monday 6 November 2023 as referred to in IV.2.2.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Manchester City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/manchester-city-council-ons-e08000003)
- **Published Value:** £2,800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 November 2023 at 11:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services, Training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD33
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0401a4`

## 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/tc1017-the-provision-of-an-infrastructure-service-for-the-voluntary-community-and-social-e-ocds-h6vhtk-0401a4#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tc1017-the-provision-of-an-infrastructure-service-for-the-voluntary-community-and-social-e-ocds-h6vhtk-0401a4#participate

## Description
We are seeking to commission an organisation (or organisations working in partnership with a lead ) to provide citywide ‘infrastructure support’ to the VCSE sector in Manchester. This specification will explain what we mean by infrastructure support, and what will be required of you as an applicant. The successful applicant will act as a leading strategic partner in the city, working with other leaders across sectors in alignment with the city’s priorities and strategies, including the Our Manchester Strategy and the Making Manchester Fairer action plan.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £2,800,000
- **Description:** Further details are set out in the procurement documents. Additional information: The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk. Applicants wil...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027502-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-18T13:45:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-01T20:47:18.725Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0401a4