Award

Financial Inclusion Programme

ORBIT GROUP LIMITED

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

05 Feb 2024 at 12:45

Tender

03 Nov 2023 at 10:13

Summary of the contracting process

The Orbit Group Limited has awarded the contract for the Financial Inclusion Programme to Citizens Advice Mid Mercia (CAMM). The procurement process was carried out via an open procedure, with a focus on services in the community sector. This tender aimed to deliver a money advice and income maximisation service to benefit c5000 Orbit residents in the midlands, east, and south-east regions of England. The contract, valued at GBP 771,000 to GBP 1,167,000, is set to commence in April 2024 for an initial period of 2 years, with a possible extension for an additional year.

This tender presents an opportunity for SMEs specialising in financial services, social services, and community programmes to engage with Orbit Group Limited. Businesses offering expertise in money advice, debt advice, welfare benefits advice, and income maximisation would be well-suited to compete. The proactive approach, innovation, and cost-effective solutions to deliver the required service within the specified regions would be key factors for businesses looking to participate in this procurement process.

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Notice Title

Financial Inclusion Programme

Notice Description

Delivery of a financial inclusion service to c5000 Orbit residents as part of Orbit's Better Days Programme. We are seeking to partner with a single organisation or consortium of providers with single lead provider to deliver a money advice and income maximisation service to cover our three regions of the midlands, east and south-east of England. Case work is expected to help navigate and guide the customer through a full journey of dealing with urgent issues, developing and maintaining a budget, maximising their incomes and helping to reduce their expenditure. Please see ProContract for full tender pack. The contract will commence April 2024 for a period of 2 years with an option to extend for a further 1 year.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Orbit are seeking to partner with a single organisation or consortium of providers with single lead provider to deliver a money advice and income maximization service to cover our three regions of the midlands, east and south-east of England. Case work is expected to help navigate and guide the customer through a full journey of dealing with urgent issues, developing and maintaining a budget, maximising their incomes and helping to reduce their expenditure. We want to understand how you would deliver the service from referral to completion, what proactive and skills-based work you could carry out during the money advice process, what added value or innovation you could bring through your networks and experience, your credentials and quality standards, and your costs for the delivery of the service. Area of focus: 1. Money / debt advice with income maximization 2. Welfare benefits advice and take-up work 3. Telephone and online channels 4. Face to face services including home visits for customers with additional support needs Other services out of scope, but also part of the Better Days programme for referral purposes include energy advice, hardship grants, wellbeing support, community events, communications campaigns and skills-based training. Orbit are running this procurement exercise through the housing e-procurement portal "ProContract". Interested suppliers should register/log-in to the portal to view the tender documents and submit their response. Any project related queries should be sent via the messaging function on the portal.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-041186
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003684-2024
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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

75200000 - Provision of services to the community

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Feb 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
4 Dec 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Feb 20242 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ORBIT GROUP LIMITED
Contact Name
Mrs Barbara Hunter
Contact Email
group.tenders@orbit.org.uk
Contact Phone
+44 8006781221

Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV3 2SU
Post Town
Coventry
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG33 Coventry
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Coventry
Electoral Ward
Wyken
Westminster Constituency
Coventry East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CITIZENS ADVICE MID MERCIA (CAMM

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