VCSE Infrastructure Support Organisation
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This sits in the upper-middle of the Education & Training band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 23,516 valued Education & Training tenders in our corpus.
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
What the supplier must deliver
Peterborough City Council intends to procure
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.
Governance, safeguarding, and quality support
Governance, safeguarding, and quality support.
Intelligence, insight, and learning to support prevention
Intelligence, insight, and learning to support prevention and commissioning.
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