Notice Information
Notice Title
AC1895 Wiltshire Community Advice and Support Services April 2025
Notice Description
Wiltshire Council would like to advise of a tender opportunity for Community Advice and Support Services and is seeking to appoint a Supplier for the delivery of high-quality services across Wiltshire from 1st April 2025 for an initial five year contract.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Wiltshire Council would like to advise of a tender opportunity for Community Advice and Support Services and is seeking to appoint a Supplier for the delivery of high-quality services across Wiltshire from 1st April 2025 for an initial five year contract. The services will provide free independent advice and support to Wiltshire communities in relation to: - Benefits and tax credits - Work and employee issues - Debt and money - Consumer issues - Family and relationships - Housing and information - Law and courts - Discrimination - Immigration - Health - Unpaid Carers Wiltshire Council are seeking a Supplier who must demonstrate a passion for ensuring an equal, diverse and inclusive approach to ensure all communities regardless of age, race, location and sexuality are considered within this support and the service is accessible. We believe everyone has the right to have services that improve their quality of life and wellbeing as well as a service that they feel comfortable and able to seek advice to promote this.
Renewal: option to extend for any period up to a further 1 + 1 year
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04a31b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001965-2025
- 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
66 - Financial and insurance services
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
-
- CPV Codes
66000000 - Financial and insurance services
75200000 - Provision of services to the community
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,860,970 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,825,970 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £2,825,970 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Oct 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 6 Jan 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2032 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WILTSHIRE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Miss Rachel Candy
- Contact Email
- rachel.candy@wiltshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TROWBRIDGE
- Postcode
- BA14 8JN
- Post Town
- Bath
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK72 Wiltshire
- Delivery Location
- TLK15 Wiltshire
-
- Local Authority
- Wiltshire
- Electoral Ward
- Trowbridge Central
- Westminster Constituency
- South West Wiltshire
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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