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# Voluntary Sector Prospectus - Market Engagement Event

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/voluntary-sector-prospectus-market-engagement-event-ocds-h6vhtk-04e8b2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Berkshire District Council: "Voluntary Sector Prospectus - Market Engagement Event". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [West Berkshire District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-berkshire-district-council-ons-e06000037)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Community health services, Other community, social and personal services, Provision of services to the community
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/voluntary-sector-prospectus-market-engagement-event-ocds-h6vhtk-04e8b2#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04e8b2`

## 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-sector-prospectus-market-engagement-event-ocds-h6vhtk-04e8b2#tl-md)

## Description
West Berkshire Council are looking to carry out an early market engagement exercise in relation to a Voluntary Sector Prospectus (VSP) contract. The Council have been commissioning the Voluntary Sector Prospectus under multiple lots since 2015 and contracts are held with various voluntary sector organisations. The overall aims of the VSP previously have related to promoting; independence, wellbeing and sustainability of the district. The current VSP is due to expire on 31st March 2026 and the Council are looking to innovate and refresh how this has traditionally been commissioned.
The purpose of the engagement exercise is as follows:
•	To inform Providers that the Council may be bringing the project to the market later this year
•	Gauge market interest
•	To obtain preliminary information from potential bidders around the proposed service and to understand; gaps in the market, needs of service users, idea specification types and contract terms
•	To obtain preliminary information in regards to the aims and outcomes of the proposed service
The event will be held at the Volunteer Centre West Berkshire on Monday 24th March between 10:30am – 12:00pm. To register interest in the event and to obtain a preliminary information pack, please register your interest via email to: Emma.Richardson1@Westberks.gov.uk

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0001: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0001`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 75200000, 85323000, 98000000

- **Contract Period:** 01/04/2026 to 03/03/2031

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007548-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-02-28T15:13:43.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T05:42:33.153Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04e8b2