Notice Information
Notice Title
Community Based Debt Advice Services
Notice Description
The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is an arm's-length body, sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions, with a joint commitment to ensure information, guidance and advice is provided to members of the public in the clearest and most cost-effective way. This Notice is notification that, following a consultation phase, MaPS is now moving into the early stages of market engagement for the commissioning of its community-based debt advice services. MaPS invites the sector to engage and seeks early input to develop the requirements. This is a first step to engaging widely over the coming months. This phase will involve three virtual engagement events, where we propose to discuss the following elements of the requirements: Event 1: The competitive process, Geography & lotting, length of agreement, budget & should cost modelling, target clients and delivery channels Event 2: Payment approach, performance monitoring, data and reporting requirements, value for money Event 3: Workforce wellbeing, Social Value, accessibility, service transition, quality assurance and training The content of each session may be subject to final amends. The virtual engagement events will be held via MS Teams Webinars on the following dates: Event 1: Thursday 12th December 2024 Event 2: Wednesday 15th January 2025 Event 3: Wednesday 22nd January 2025 To attend an event(s) please follow the registration details provided in section II.2.14. 'Additional information' of this notice.
Lot Information
Lot 1
MaPS has a duty to provide members of the public in England with free and impartial information and advice on debt, ensuring it is available to those most in need, and including people in vulnerable circumstances. The community-based debt advice services are the provision of free, regulated, high-quality, community-based debt advice across England on behalf of MaPS. Additional information: The events will take place via MS Teams Webinars. Please select the corresponding links to add the event to your calendar to attend the webinar: Event 1: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/2d35530d-0da8-40f9-85c3-2851f68cb999@bbe41032-8fce-4d42-bab5-44e21510886d Event 2: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f17eb6d5-f7e6-4856-8bd3-88126252889c@bbe41032-8fce-4d42-bab5-44e21510886d Event 3: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3f3815b5-3a69-4d4b-9e80-1ffc29709d80@bbe41032-8fce-4d42-bab5-44e21510886d Further information can be found on our social media channels and newsletter: https://x.com/MoneyPensionsUK https://www.linkedin.com/feed/ https://moneyandpensionsservice.us8.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=876b00eec5e597f5575e5c4dc&id=b6bd848f68 This Notice is to advise of the Authority's intention and is not a formal call for tender.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04bdc1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000475-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
79111000 - Legal advisory services
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £30,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 13 May 20263 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commissioningdebt@maps.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BEDFORD
- Postcode
- MK42 9AB
- Post Town
- Milton Keynes
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH24 Bedford
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Bedford
- Electoral Ward
- Cauldwell
- Westminster Constituency
- Bedford
Further Information
Notice URLs
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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