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# Voluntary Community Provider Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/voluntary-community-provider-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02cc52). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council: "Voluntary Community Provider Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £12,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dudley-metropolitan-borough-council-ons-e08000027)
- **Published Value:** £12,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 September 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Other community, social and personal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG36
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02cc52`

## 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-provider-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02cc52#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/voluntary-community-provider-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02cc52#participate

## Description
This is an opportunity for inspired innovative organisations to work collaboratively and in partnership with Dudley MBC to deliver these services in a streamlined effective way that meets the changing needs of the population of Dudley. The Dudley approach is to have a longer term contract, possibly up to 10 years, that will promote long term investment from organisations allowing flexibility to adapt services in response to changing needs. We would welcome submissions from suitably experienced organisation(s) to deliver this range of services. The opportunity is set in a specification that is based on outcomes identified through market engagement events involving providers and service users. The tender process will be via the Open Route.The maximum budget in year one is £1,200,000.The service must be provided in accordance with the Terms and Conditions contained within this Tender invitation.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £8,400,000
- **Description:** To provide on Voluntary Community Provider

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Voluntary Community Provider service (active)
  - Award id: `031758-2021-C164/2021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Wolverhampton Citizens Advice Bureaux**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-38279`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Voluntary Community Provider service (active)

  - Signed Date: 20/12/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031758-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-12-20T12:25:20.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T14:46:24.761Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02cc52