---
title: "VCSE Development Partnership Opportunity"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077599"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "Telford & Wrekin Council"
published: "2026-09-18"
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# VCSE Development Partnership Opportunity

Buyer: Telford & Wrekin Council  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077599

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## Summary

The Borough of Telford & Wrekin is seeking a voluntary, community and social enterprise organisation to form a development partnership. The service will strengthen the resilience, sustainability and capacity of voluntary and community organisations across the borough. This is a community and social support service, covering provision of services to the community, social work without accommodation, and related community, social and personal services. The work is delivered across the Borough of Telford & Wrekin in Shropshire. The requirement is for one partnership arrangement rather than separate purchases of goods or construction works. It is aimed at an organisation able to support the wider voluntary and community sector, rather than at a conventional commercial service provider supplying routine operational services.

The process reached tender: the council invited offers through an open, below-threshold competition. The enquiry deadline and tender submission deadline were both 2 October 2026 at 12:00 noon. The contract is scheduled to run from 18 November 2026 to 18 November 2032. The stated overall estimated value is £166,300 excluding VAT and £199,560 including VAT. There is one lot, evaluated on 100% quality. Electronic submission is allowed, with tender documents and responses handled through the council’s online tendering system. Participation is reserved for SMEs that are voluntary, community or social enterprises. The opportunity is therefore assessed primarily on the quality of the proposed partnership and its approach to strengthening local VCSE organisations.

This opportunity suits a voluntary, community or social enterprise with a clear track record of working with voluntary and community organisations and improving their organisational resilience, sustainability and capacity. Strong candidates are likely to understand the needs of local VCSE groups and be able to provide practical development support, partnership working and sector-wide coordination across Telford & Wrekin. The requirement is suitable for an organisation able to demonstrate credible community-sector knowledge, effective engagement with a broad range of organisations, and the capacity to sustain a long-term development partnership. Because participation is reserved for SMEs that are VCSEs, the opportunity is aimed at locally rooted or specialist social-purpose providers rather than large mainstream consultancies or suppliers of unrelated community services.

## Notice

Telford & Wrekin Council is seeking to establish a partnership with a Voluntary and Community Sector (VCSE) organisation to strengthen the resilience, sustainability and capacity of voluntary and community organisations across the Borough.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088761-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 18 Nov 2026 - 18 Nov 2032 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £166,300 |
| Lots value | £166,300 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Telford & Wrekin Council |
| Locality | TELFORD, SHROPSHIRE |
| Postcode area | Telford |
| Postcode | TF3 4JA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG21 Telford and Wrekin |
| Local authority | Telford and Wrekin |
| Electoral ward | Malinslee & Dawley Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Telford |
| Delivery location | TLG21 Telford and Wrekin |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
- 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 18 Sep 2026 at 14:53 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088761-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088761-2026
  18th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.telford.gov.uk
- https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/telford/home
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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