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title: "Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Infrastructure Contract Soft Market Test"
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# Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Infrastructure Contract Soft Market Test

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/voluntary-community-and-social-enterprise-infrastructure-contract-soft-market-test-ocds-h6vhtk-06db51). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cornwall Council: "Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Infrastructure Contract Soft Market Test". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £400,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Cornwall Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cornwall-council-ons-e06000052)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** General management consultancy services, Other community, social and personal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/voluntary-community-and-social-enterprise-infrastructure-contract-soft-market-test-ocds-h6vhtk-06db51#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06db51`

## 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-social-enterprise-infrastructure-contract-soft-market-test-ocds-h6vhtk-06db51#tl-md)

## Description
Cornwall Council is conducting a Soft Market Test (SMT) to gain an understanding of the potential level of interest for the delivery of a Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Infrastructure contract to run between Autumn 2026 – Autumn 2029. It is intended that the responses supplied will enable the Council to assess the capability and experience of the organisation to deliver the requirements outlined in the questionnaire. Any such proposal would be subject to the development and approval of a business case, and, as such, this exercise implies no commercial commitment. This is not a formal tender document.
Further information can be found at supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 79411000, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/10/2026 to 01/10/2029

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F073726-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-04T13:11:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T06:32:54.700Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06db51