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Contract Award Notice: Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) Provision

CAPITALESOURCING

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08 May 2024 at 16:05

Summary of the contracting process

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council has recently awarded a contract for Information, Advice, and Guidance (IAG) Provision to Kensington and Chelsea Advice Partnership. The contract, valued at £7,100,000 GBP, involves providing a borough-wide IAG service tailored to diverse residents, aiming to prevent issues such as eviction, unemployment, and hospitalization. The procurement method used was an open procedure with a tender period that ended on 16th October 2023. The contract period starts on 1st April 2024 and ends on 31st March 2029. The procurement falls under the services category and is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations.

This contract award presents an opportunity for businesses experienced in providing information, advice, and guidance services to diverse communities. Companies that can offer high-quality, personalized services accessible at least five days a week would be well-suited for this opportunity. The focus on crisis prevention and reducing systemic barriers for vulnerable residents highlights the need for innovative solutions and culturally sensitive approaches. Businesses looking to collaborate strategically with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to drive change and support the delivery of strategic priorities can benefit from this contract.

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Notice Title

Contract Award Notice: Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) Provision

Notice Description

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBK&C) Council has awarded this contract to an experienced and qualified IAG provider to provide: - A borough wide year-round Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) Service which is suitable tailored towards the diverse of different residents. The Service should be personalized and holistic, coordinated and systems based, triaged and integrated with a single point of access. - IAG should be high quality, accurate and timely and essential for early intervention and prevention of escalation around issues which lead to eviction, unemployment and hospitalization. - IAG should be targeted towards crisis prevention and seeking to reduce the systemic barriers people can face when accessing advice services. The service provider will act as a strategic partner to the Council to help drive forward change and embed new approaches to support the delivery of strategic priorities. The service provider will use a whole systems approach for the provision of independent and unbiased advocacy advice will be specialist and culturally specific to meet the needs of a diverse community. The service provide will help to maximise resident's independence to prevent an over reliance and dependency on more intensive care and support, as well as dependence on other statutory services. The service will need to be accessible for a minimum of five days each week, excluding weeks containing public holidays.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb4654c4-79d0-4e6c-9fe3-c6718f4e5d6c
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services


CPV Codes

75200000 - Provision of services to the community

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£7,100,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 May 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
16 Oct 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Jan 20242 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2029 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CAPITALESOURCING
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@rbkc.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
W8 7NX
Post Town
West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Electoral Ward
Campden
Westminster Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA ADVICE PARTNERSHIP (A CONSORTIUM

Further Information

Notice Documents

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