Notice Information
Notice Title
Award of Carmarthenshire Financial Wellbeing Support Service
Notice Description
Awarded: Carmarthenshire County Council is developing a new Financial Wellbeing service to consist of two Lots, Lot 1 being the delivery of a flexible, person-centred advice and support service to enable individuals and their carers to manage their money effectively and maximise their income. This Lot includes the provision of advice and support on welfare benefits. Lot 2 will be the delivery of an independent, confidential, debt advice service to help people address their problems with debt.
Lot Information
Financial Wellbeing- Welfare Benefits and Income Maximisation
Awarded: LOT 1 Tier 1 - Specialist information, advice, and support for welfare benefit Tier 2 - Income Maximisation, supporting people who are in receipt of maximum level welfare benefits but who require support to manage their personal budget
Financial Wellbeing- Debt AdviceAwarded: Debt Advice and Support
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04d49d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049397-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning 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
75310000 - Benefit services
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,054,546 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,054,544 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 17 Feb 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 12 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Jackie Runacres
- Contact Email
- jrunacres@carmarthenshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1267234567
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARMARTHEN
- Postcode
- SA31 1JP
- Post Town
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL42 South West Wales
- Delivery Location
- TLL14 South West Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Electoral Ward
- Carmarthen Town North and South
- Westminster Constituency
- Caerfyrddin
Further Information
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