Notice Information
Notice Title
Universal Information and Advice Service
Notice Description
The Provider will offer a free to access, financially related, Universal Information and Advice service that is available to all residents of Cheshire East. The service will be accessible through a number of channels including face to face, telephone, email and online. As residents are regularly presenting with complex needs that cover multiple issues, there will be a clear single pathway to access the service to ensure that residents needs are assessed appropriately. Following initial contact, the Provider will assess the resident's issue(s) and if the issue is straightforward and can be dealt with during the initial contact they should do so, if not they will then offer further appointments to provide more time to resolve the resident's issue(s). Referrals received from referring partners will need to be triaged and prioritised to support those in greatest need first.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Provider will offer a free to access, financially related, Universal Information and Advice service that is available to all residents of Cheshire East. The service will be accessible through a number of channels including face to face, telephone, email and online. As residents are regularly presenting with complex needs that cover multiple issues, there will be a clear single pathway to access the service to ensure that residents needs are assessed appropriately. Following initial contact, the Provider will assess the resident's issue(s) and if the issue is straightforward and can be dealt with during the initial contact they should do so, if not they will then offer further appointments to provide more time to resolve the resident's issue(s). Referrals received from referring partners will need to be triaged and prioritised to support those in greatest need first. The universal information and advice service will: "Provide timely, impartial and high quality support to residents in Cheshire East that require independent, financially related advice and information." Overall aims and purpose of the service * Cheshire East Council is committed to building financial resilience and inclusion by supporting some of the most vulnerable residents in the borough, and the wider challenges that they may be encountering. * The Provider will provide a financially related Universal Information and Advice service to all residents of Cheshire East. The service will be accessible via a single point of access to ensure residents needs are assessed appropriately. The information and advice service should be: o free o independent o confidential o impartial o problem-solving o accessible through a variety of channels including face to face, telephone and online. * The service will help those accessing the service to clearly understand information, secure their rights and support them to make informed decisions about any financially related issues that they may have. * The service must be available and accessible to those in greatest need and appropriate for people with a physical disability, mental health problems or a learning disability. The service should prioritise residents with the highest level of needs. This will include residents that have been referred by the Council's adult social care team, benefits and housing teams. * The service should locate its main provision in the two main towns of Crewe and Macclesfield, with outreach delivery in the eight care community areas and make use of the Connected Community Social Franchise centres, libraries and relevant partner locations
Options: The initial term is 36 months. There are options to extend the contract of 2 x 12 month periods at the discretion of the Council. Notice of the Council's intention to extend will be provided in writing as per the terms and conditions
Renewal: It will be renewed (up to 12 months prior) by the end of the initial contract period March 27 or by the end of the full 4 year extended period March 28.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-040ef3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013739-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,635,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,635,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Apr 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Nov 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 20 Dec 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CHESHIRE EAST BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Ms Tracy Roberts
- Contact Email
- tracy.roberts@cheshireeast.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1270686973
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SANDBACH
- Postcode
- CW11 1HZ
- Post Town
- Crewe
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD6 Cheshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD62 Cheshire East
- Delivery Location
- TLD62 Cheshire East
-
- Local Authority
- Cheshire East
- Electoral Ward
- Sandbach Town
- Westminster Constituency
- Congleton
Further Information
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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