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# VCFSE Infrastructure Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vcfse-infrastructure-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04dc2a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Suffolk County Council: "VCFSE Infrastructure Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,848,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Suffolk County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/suffolk-county-council-ons-e10000029)
- **Published Value:** £1,848,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 March 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Civic betterment and community facility support services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,848,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vcfse-infrastructure-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04dc2a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04dc2a`

## 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/vcfse-infrastructure-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04dc2a#tl-md)

## Description
Suffolk County Council is committed to supporting a thriving Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector in the county to enable it to continue providing key services for the people of Suffolk. The Council intends to procure an infrastructure support service for the VCFSE sector starting on 1st October 2025. The contract period will be for 3 years (1st October 2025 – 30th September 2028) with the option to extend for up to a further 3 years. The maximum total contract value (including the extension period) is £1,848,000 excluding VAT. The submission deadline is 10th March 2025 at 12noon.Please note this procurement and the subsequent contract will fall under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £1,848,000
- **Description:** Suffolk County Council is committed to supporting a thriving Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector in the county to enable it to continue providing key services for the people of Suffolk. The Council intends to procure an i...
- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2025 to 30/09/2031

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** VCFSE Infrastructure Services (active)
  - Award id: `083399-2025-CD1441-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Community Action Suffolk**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-169374`
  - Value: £1,848,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** VCFSE Infrastructure Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,848,000
  - Signed Date: 17/11/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F083399-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-16T13:58:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T23:51:52.937Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04dc2a