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Voluntary and Community Infrastructure Support Service - Preliminary Market Engagement

Swindon Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

Swindon Borough Council has announced plans to buy care and healthcare work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £798,448 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 7 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 10 bids per contract for this buyer (from 15 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Swindon Borough Council invites you to contribute to preliminary market engagement in relation to a Voluntary and Community Infrastructure Support Service and welcomes the views of providers on the questions set out in the accompanying questionnaire. The purpose of this engagement is to gather feedback from the market to help shape the final service specification and commercial model, ensuring the procurement delivers a high-quality, sustainable, and responsive infrastructure support service for the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 065148-2026

Last time this was bought

Community Based acquired brain injury support services in Swindon

Awarded
24 February 2026
Value
£1,835,000
Bids
14

Matched on Swindon Borough Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Swindon Borough CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

125

Awards

56

Suppliers it has used most for care

All tenders and awards from Swindon Borough Council

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From notice 065148-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 10 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.