VCFSE Infrastructure Services

Suffolk County Council
East of England
1 October 2025 to 30 September 2031

Infrastructure support services for the VCFSE sector, covering business governance, safeguarding, digital adoption, and volunteer management via 'Volunteer Suffolk'. The scope includes sector-wide audits, joint training workshops, monitoring and evaluation of impact, and the production of an annual state of the sector report.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £1.8m; As published
Published: 6 February 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 17 November 2025; Community Action Suffolk
Contract length: 72 months; Ends 30 September 2031

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of infrastructure support services for the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector, including training, digital adoption, and volunteer management.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
6 February 2025
Contract awardedto Community Action Suffolk
17 November 2025
Contract starts
1 October 2025
Contract ends
30 September 2031

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The buyer

Type: Council
Voluntary sector support contracts, 24 months: 2
Open voluntary sector support tenders: 0
Typical voluntary sector support contract: £1.8m

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How it compares

9.5× the typical voluntary sector support contract (£194k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/909656/vcfse-infrastructure-services
Buyer reference: CD1441
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Suffolk County Council. VCFSE Infrastructure Services. Contract award, 6 February 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/909656/vcfse-infrastructure-services (accessed 12 October 2026).