Notice Information
Notice Title
Welfare and Debt Advice & Information Service
Notice Description
The provision of an effective, high quality, value for money Welfare benefits and debt Information and Advice Service that is responsive to the needs of the Wigan borough population. Our preferred model will be for a lead organisation to develop a consortia/collaborative approach to delivery. The successful Service Provider must have the capacity to deal with upwards of 15 500 enquiries per year, predominantly via telephone and face to face contact but also have the ability to utilise other techniques such as(website, joint booking system, email, skype). All elements of the service must be delivered in line with nationally accredited quality standards where appropriate e.g. Advice Quality Standard (AQS) and Citizens Advice membership. The Service Provider must be able to demonstrate they have a minimum of 5 years' experience of providing a comprehensive advice service covering, as a minimum, welfare benefits, housing and debt, within a large Local Authority area. Any Service Provider who is unable to demonstrate this experience will not be considered further. The Service Provider must deliver a service that is flexible and able to adapt to changing demand caused by legislative and policy changes as well as demographics and level of need. The Service Provider must deliver an effective and efficient service to manage demand and to improve the customer experience, dealing with enquiries at the first point of contact wherever possible, ensuring the need to refer to other organisations is minimised. The Service Provider should have the capability to assist clients with digital inclusion - helping them to get on-line including applying for benefits. The Service Provider must ensure systems are in place to ensure the provision of the service during periods of staff absence due to sickness, holiday or other reasons. The service should be delivered by a team of experienced advice workers with 70 % of paid staff having at least2 years' experience.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-8500189b-95b0-444f-a437-aee41eae62bf
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dad26a90-c90b-41ca-a433-df17178132ef
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85312310 - Guidance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,200,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £1,200,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Feb 20187 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Nov 2017Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 15 Jan 20188 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2018 - 31 Mar 2021 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WIGAN COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WIGAN
- Postcode
- WN1 1YN
- Post Town
- Wigan
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD36 Greater Manchester North West
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Wigan
- Electoral Ward
- Wigan Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Wigan
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dad26a90-c90b-41ca-a433-df17178132ef
26th February 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.the-chest.org.uk
This procurement is being conducted electronically via 'The Chest' North West E-Procurement Portal at the link below. The tender has been published on The Chest with reference number DN302885. Applicants will need to register on this website in order to gain access to the tender documentation.
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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