How to win: VCSE Infrastructure Support Organisation

About this contract

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

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Peterborough City Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £240,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 24 August 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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