Award

Money Guiders England Community Network

MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

29 Oct 2025 at 12:24

Tender

01 Aug 2025 at 15:59

Planning

02 Apr 2025 at 15:08

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "Money Guiders England Community Network" has been concluded by the Money and Pensions Service, a central government authority sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions. Located in Bedford, UK, this tender aimed to enhance the Money Guiders service, providing robust learning and engagement opportunities within the community of practice focused on delivering money guidance across England. The procurement process utilized an open procedure, suitable for light touch regime services, and has now reached the award stage as of 29th October 2025. Previously, the tender stage concluded on 5th September 2025, resulting in an award to Reed in Partnership Limited, with the contract period set to commence on 17th November 2025 and extend up to 16th November 2027, with potential renewals up to 2029.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses operating in event management, community management and content production, particularly those experienced in fostering professional development and community networks. Organisations skilled in digital engagement, moderating online forums, and coordinating events across multiple formats—both in-person and online—will find this contract rewarding. Enterprises with the ability to engage diverse work environments and frontline workers involved in financial guidance will benefit from collaborating in this initiative, as it promises not only extensive participation but also a role in shaping the financial empowerment landscape in the UK.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Money Guiders England Community Network

Notice Description

Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is an arm's-length body, sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). We deliver across five core functions: pensions guidance; debt advice; money guidance; consumer protection; strategy. Within our money guidance function we deliver a service called Money Guiders that aims to provide training, support, knowledge, skills, and confidence to individuals and organisations across the UK who deliver any kind of money guidance to the public. MaPS is organising an early market engagement event related the Money Guiders England Community Network. This community of practice has been developed over four years and has several thousand members. Communications, knowledge, events and training are all delivered across the network of practitioners, who are encouraged to share their learning and support each other within a continuous professional development setting. MaPS intends to procure a new service to support community of practice members in England, providing more learning opportunities, ways to connect with each other, and significantly increasing the reach of the network. Accessibility, quality and the engagement and retention of community members will be key to scaling up and sustaining our Money Guiders service as a whole. The service we intend to procure can be broken down into three distinct delivery areas. Community management : Suppliers will need to be able to demonstrate experience of developing, managing, and facilitating communities or practice, learning or professional development communities, and communities of interest and place. This includes: Stakeholder engagement and community of practice development Large and small-scale network membership, from local geographic areas to larger regions, e.g. national or UK wide communities; Memberships from a diverse range of work environments, job roles and sectors; care of community members; including welcoming, onboarding, guidance and signposting around community spaces (online and in person); moderation of online community forums, groups and communication channels. Suppliers will need capabilities in accelerating localised (e.g. geographic or sector-specific) engagement and community building with organisations that deliver money guidance as part of their services; ideally through front-line workers who have money conversations as part of their work with customers / service users; and including those who are vulnerable and most in need. Event management: Suppliers will be required to design and deliver events in a range of different formats: in-person, hybrid and online, including conferences, forums, webinars, training, workshops, expert speakers, networking, peer-to-peer support, action learning and facilitated group sessions. This includes event marketing and engagement, ticketing, managing delegates, sourcing and booking venues, catering, audio-visual equipment, live-stream technology and recording. Content production and curation: The service will require a Supplier(s) with experience in: Creating and curating community content (events, presentations, etc.) Communications with network members through multiple channels and utilising multiple formats (e.g. e-Newsletters, podcasts, social media, short form video, animation, etc.) Managing learning and knowledge co-created within communities of practice Information sharing across organisations and sectors.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: optional extension will be 2 period of up to 12 months each

Planning Information

The purpose of the preliminary market engagement is to gain insight into market interest for this opportunity, determine capability and capacity and obtain your input in developing the specification for the proposed solution. We are hosting a webinar on Wednesday, 30 April 2025, at 2 pm. To register for this event please use the link below. https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5a6df379-db9f-443f-ba3d-930b5da99d86@bbe41032-8fce-4d42-bab5-44e21510886d If you encounter any issues with registration, contact commercial@maps.org.uk with reference "C0868 Money Guiders England Community Network - Webinar".

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fc39
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069334-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80500000 - Training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,322,985 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,322,985 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,294,987 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Oct 20251 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
5 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
23 Jun 2025Expired
Award Date
29 Oct 20251 weeks ago
Contract Period
17 Nov 2025 - 16 Nov 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
commercial@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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

REED IN PARTNERSHIP

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