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VCSE Infrastructure Support Organisation

Peterborough City Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 17:57.

Opportunity overview

Peterborough City Council intends to procure a high-quality, sustainable Infrastructure support organisation (ISO) to provide training, support and advice to the VCSE sector in Peterborough. The services will focus on the following areas: - VCSE capacity-building and organisational development - Governance, safeguarding, and quality support - Volunteer development and infrastructure - Intelligence, insight, and learning to support prevention and commissioning The contract term is 3 years, commencing 01st December 2026

Classification

  • CPV79410000 — Business and management consultancy services
  • CPV80510000 — Specialist training services

Lots

  • Lot 1£240k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN810937
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
How to submit
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the ProContract e-Tendering Platform. Bidders must first express interest here: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=d3479bc4-aa6f-f111-813c-005056b64545 Following your expression of interest, the procurement documents will be available to access via the platform.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Tender Period

Ends
24 Aug 2026, 12:00

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Options
Yes

Value

Including VAT
288,000
Amount
240,000
Currency
GBP

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Dec 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Nov 2029, 23:59

Options

Description
Local Government Reform (LGR) Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) is the process in which the structure and responsibilities of local authorities are reconfigured. The Government has set out plans to move away from the current two-tier system of district and county councils in England, which is relevant to Cambridgeshire County Council, the five district councils in the county (Cambridge City Council, East Cambridgeshire District Council, Fenland District Council, Huntingdonshire District Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council), and Peterborough City Council as a neighbouring unitary council. Therefore, from 1 April 2028, the current seven councils in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough will be replaced and no longer exist. Rather than dealing with separate county, city and district councils, residents will access all services through a unitary council(s). At this stage, no decisions have been made on how many unitary councils will cover the county and which geographical areas they will cover. Throughout the LGR process, the Authority's focus will remain on delivering essential services across Peterborough. Potential changes may occur during the term of the contract, and although the contract is likely to transfer to any new unitary authorities by statutory instrument or by agreement on LGR, the contract may need to be amended to reflect the new geographical, financial and contract scope. Therefore, to ensure the contract may adapt upon implementation of LGR and modify to reflect the implications of LGR, we state within this procurement documentation of the intention to rely on Section 74(1)(a) and Schedule 8(1) of the Procurement Act 2023 to permit modification of the of the contract (if modification is considered necessary), to reflect new geographical, financial and contract scope accordingly. Please note we cannot precisely confirm any modification, if any, to the geographical, financial and contract scope at this stage, and any proposed modification, if agreed, shall not be implemented until 1 April 2028 at the earliest. Any contract modification shall be in accordance with clause 28 of the contract.

Award criteria

Description
The award is based on the Most Advantageous Tender, utilising a 30:70 price/quality split. A bid must achieve at least 60 of a possible 100 marks for quality or else it will be rejected. Bids with an annual cost exceeding £80,000 for any single year will be rejectd. Bids with a total contract price exceeding £240,000 will be rejected.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79410000
Description
Business and management consultancy services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
80510000
Description
Specialist training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH11
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
L-1
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 2
Id
059258-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
24 Jun 2026, 10:23
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Peterborough City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PLXM-3229-WVQH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLXM-3229-WVQH

Address

Street Address
Sand Martin House Peterborough, Bittern Way
Locality
Peterborough
Postal Code
PE2 8TY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH11

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Peterborough · UKH11 · PE2 8TY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH11 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 034403-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 059258-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·