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title: "Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) General Support Service in West Berkshire"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/voluntary-and-community-sector-vcs-general-support-service-in-west-berkshire-ocds-h6vhtk-02ee0a"
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# Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) General Support Service in West Berkshire

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/voluntary-and-community-sector-vcs-general-support-service-in-west-berkshire-ocds-h6vhtk-02ee0a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Berkshire District Council: "Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) General Support Service in West Berkshire". Published status: unsuccessful. Published Value: £295,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** UNSUCCESSFUL (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [West Berkshire District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-berkshire-district-council-ons-e06000037)
- **Published Value:** £295,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 December 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Civic betterment and community facility support services, Health and social work services, Other community, social and personal services, Provision of services to the community, Services furnished by social membership organisations
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ, UKJ11
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/voluntary-and-community-sector-vcs-general-support-service-in-west-berkshire-ocds-h6vhtk-02ee0a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02ee0a`

## 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/voluntary-and-community-sector-vcs-general-support-service-in-west-berkshire-ocds-h6vhtk-02ee0a#tl-md)

## Description
The service will support and further develop a thriving voluntary and community sector for West Berkshire. This will include providing support with: •	Funding and fundraising•	Business management•	Organisational development (training, mentoring and skills development)•	Sector communications•	Advocacy•	Creating and developing sector networksThe service provider will be expected to work in partnership with West Berkshire Council to ensure successful delivery of this service.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 75200000, 85000000, 98000000, 98133000, 98133100
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** The service will support and further develop a thriving voluntary and community sector for West Berkshire. This will include providing support with: •	Funding and fundraising•	Business management•	Organisational development (training, mentoring and s...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 031410-2021-1 (unsuccessful)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031410-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-12-16T14:04:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T22:38:26.744Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02ee0a