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# Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector (VCFS) Infrastructure Contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/voluntary-community-and-faith-sector-vcfs-infrastructure-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-04d646). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The Council requires an external partner with a track record in providing infrastructure support to voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises, faith groups and community groups. Knowledge of the voluntary, community and faith sector (VCFS) landscape in Oxfordshire is desirable, to enable the organisation to build on what is already working well locally, and to learn from best practice on a national level as well.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Oxfordshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/oxfordshire-county-council-ons-e10000025)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 February 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Other community, social and personal services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04d646`

## 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-community-and-faith-sector-vcfs-infrastructure-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-04d646#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3D225b7707-73da-ef11-8133-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/voluntary-community-and-faith-sector-vcfs-infrastructure-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-04d646#participate

## Description
The Council requires an external partner with a track record in providing infrastructure support to voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises, faith groups and community groups. Knowledge of the voluntary, community and faith sector (VCFS) landscape in Oxfordshire is desirable, to enable the organisation to build on what is already working well locally, and to learn from best practice on a national level as well. The partner should grow and support the VCFS in Oxfordshire, monitor the state of the sector, and evaluate the impact of infrastructure provision on the sector. The Voluntary and Community Sector Strategy of the Council from 2022-27 sets out goals in this space.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Open competition for the Voluntary Sector within Oxfordshire County Council
- **Contract Period:**  to 31/03/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002621-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-01-24T16:56:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-03T03:23:26.310Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04d646