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title: "VCSE Infrastructure Support Organisation"
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# VCSE Infrastructure Support Organisation

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vcse-infrastructure-support-organisation-ocds-h6vhtk-06837b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Peterborough City Council: "VCSE Infrastructure Support Organisation". Published status: active. Published Value: £240,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Peterborough City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/peterborough-city-council-ons-e06000031)
- **Published Value:** £240,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 August 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy services, Specialist training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH11
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vcse-infrastructure-support-organisation-ocds-h6vhtk-06837b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06837b`

## 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/vcse-infrastructure-support-organisation-ocds-h6vhtk-06837b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%3FadvertId%3Dd3479bc4-aa6f-f111-813c-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vcse-infrastructure-support-organisation-ocds-h6vhtk-06837b#participate

## Description
Peterborough City Council intends to procure a high-quality, sustainable Infrastructure support organisation (ISO) to provide training, support and advice to the VCSE sector in Peterborough.
The services will focus on the following areas:
- VCSE capacity-building and organisational development
- Governance, safeguarding, and quality support
- Volunteer development and infrastructure
- Intelligence, insight, and learning to support prevention and commissioning
The contract term is 3 years, commencing 01st December 2026

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79410000, 80510000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £240,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2026 to 30/11/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F059258-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-24T09:23:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T06:00:03.117Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06837b