Notice Information
Notice Title
Housing Benefit Assurance Process
Notice Description
A provider to carry out the Councils housing Benefit assurance process covering a period of 4 years. This includes the financial years of: 2024/25, 2025/26, 2026/27 and 2027/28. Award via mini-competition using Lot 2 of the CCS RM6310 framework.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-d96d7eb3-9d77-4370-a9a9-485cb0d019a8
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/139a7bfa-d2d8-402b-8492-56c1618ab48d
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Other -
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
66000000 - Financial and insurance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £200,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £200,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Mar 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Dec 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 5 Jan 2026 - 4 Mar 2030 4-5 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
- CHELMSFORD CITY 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
- CHELMSFORD
- Postcode
- CM1 1JE
- Post Town
- Chelmsford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH3 Essex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH36 Heart of Essex
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Chelmsford
- Electoral Ward
- Marconi
- Westminster Constituency
- Chelmsford
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/139a7bfa-d2d8-402b-8492-56c1618ab48d
9th March 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=1020332020
Please follow this link to view the notice.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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