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title: "Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council Soft Market Test Exercise - Voluntary & Community Sector Capacity Building Partnership"
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# Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council Soft Market Test Exercise - Voluntary & Community Sector Capacity Building Partnership

Buyer: PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-09fd4dbd-c100-42d9-a689-3db82b0fcba7

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## Summary

The Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council are currently in the planning stage of a tender process entitled "Soft Market Test Exercise - Voluntary & Community Sector Capacity Building Partnership". This initiative is focused on the provision of services to the community within the East of England, UK. The engagement period is set to conclude on 8th January 2020, with a contract expected to commence in April 2021. Interested parties are encouraged to participate and provide feedback through a Soft Market Testing Questionnaire to inform the procurement approach and service specification.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses in the voluntary and community sector to engage with the councils and contribute to the redesign of services. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be particularly well-positioned to compete for this contract. By participating in this tender, businesses can not only enhance their service offerings but also establish a partnership with local authorities, fostering growth and community development while securing future contracts.

## Notice

Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council is developing a tender for the provision of Voluntary and Community Sector Capacity Building Partnership. This offers the opportunity to review and re-design services with the aim of placing the Councils in a position whereby they may offer the provision of Voluntary and Community Sector Capacity Building Partnership as an opportunity to the supply market with a contract commencing in April 2021. To assist this work we would like to engage with representatives from interested organisations to seek and gather views regarding the specification and procurement approach. This will take place through interested organisations completing a Soft Market Testing Questionnaire. Information gathered from this early engagement will inform the procurement approach and service specification.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a5368705-6ef7-4ae6-8795-f5be5f0b8072 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Nov 2019 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 8 Jan 2020 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | PETERBOROUGH |
| Post town | Peterborough |
| Postcode | PE2 8TY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH41 Peterborough |
| Local authority | Peterborough |
| Electoral ward | Fletton and Stanground |
| Westminster constituency | North West Cambridgeshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 29 Nov 2019 at 15:49 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a5368705-6ef7-4ae6-8795-f5be5f0b8072

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a5368705-6ef7-4ae6-8795-f5be5f0b8072
  29th November 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://secure.sourcedogg.com/profile/57fad8bb-8f6a-4ab1-afeb-531e2ec7e009/requests/31351
  Please follow this Link to the Request on SourceDogg in order to apply

## Notice URLs

- https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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