Official UK procurement notice
Voluntary Sector Infrastructure Support
Authority: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDudley Council invites suitably experienced and qualified providers to tender for the delivery of Voluntary Sector Infrastructure Support (VSIS) for Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations and groups operating within Dudley borough. The commissioned provider(s) will work collaboratively with partners across the public, voluntary and independent sectors to act as a key enabler of a strong, resilient and well connected VCS.
The Council reserves the right to use the powers available to it under Section 21 of the Procurement Act 2023 and Schedule 8, paragraph 1(a) of the Procurement Act 2023.
This includes the Council’s ability under Section 21 PA23 to issue tender notices and associated tender documents as required for the lawful conduct of the procurement process, as well as its ability under Schedule 8, paragraph 1(a) PA23 to make permitted contract modifications without commencing a new procurement procedure, where such modifications meet the statutory conditions.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£0
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Social Value
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Jul 2025, 16:03 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jun 2026, 13:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
25083- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-024837- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055b62Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 May 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Bidders must be registered on Intend to access the tender documents. Please follow the link:
Timeline
8 Jul 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published8 Jul 2025, 16:03 BST
- Market engagement8 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Voices from the voluntary sector event
Tuesday 29th July 2025 at 10:00am to 12:00 noon
Priory Community Centre, Priory Road, Dudley, DY1 4DS
This workshop is for people from organisations who have shared their views so far as well as people from other VCFSE groups and organisations operating in Dudley borough, and those who may be interested in delivering infrastructure support within Dudley borough in the future. The information gathered from this workshop will help shape future proposals including any potential tendering process and associated service specification.
During this workshop we will share the insight we have gathered over the last few months from speaking to people about support for a thriving and inclusive voluntary sector. You will have the opportunity to reflect on priorities for the future and the information gathered during this workshop will help shape future proposals for voluntary sector infrastructure support.
Arrival at 10:00am for a 10:15am start. Tea, coffee and water will be available.
Additional information for potential providers
The information gathered during this workshop will help shape future proposals for voluntary sector infrastructure support, including any potential tendering process and associated service specification. This event is not part of a formal procurement process.
Participation or non-participation in this workshop shall not prevent any provider participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of this event shall place any provider at an advantage in a potential procurement process.
Participation in this workshop will be at each provider's own cost. No expense in responding to this process will be reimbursed by the Council. This is not a call for competition.
Potential providers are also welcome to talk to us on a 1-1 basis. If you would like to arrange a 1-1 conversation, please contact [email protected] before 18th July 2025. We intend to close market engagement by 8th August 2025.
- Tender notice published216 days ago18 Mar 2026, 16:56 GMT
- Clarification questions by174 days ago29 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline165 days ago8 May 2026, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by133 days ago9 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent126 days ago17 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published125 days ago17 Jun 2026, 13:52 BST
- Standstill ends116 days ago26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts20 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jul 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published8 Jul 2025, 16:03 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published18 Mar 2026, 16:56 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active18 Mar 2026, 16:56 GMT
- Procurement method changed18 Mar 2026, 16:56 GMT
- Deadline published: 24 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST18 Mar 2026, 16:56 GMT
- Tender notice published23 Apr 2026, 16:36 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 8 May 2026, 13:00 BST23 Apr 2026, 16:36 BST+14 days · was 24 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Contract award notice published17 Jun 2026, 13:52 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Jun 2026, 13:52 BST
- Contract signature expected26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Tender submission deadline has been extended until 1pm 8May 2026. Clarification deadline has been extended until 5pm 29 April 2026.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-07: 1 release · 8 Jul 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dudley Council for Voluntary Service1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031Extensions: +2y+2y | £659,302 inc. VAT | 22 May 2026standstill to 26 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Dudley Council for Voluntary ServiceAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications The tender documents are available to access on e-portal Intend, link above.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender