Notice Information
Notice Title
Universal Information, Advice & Guidance Service
Notice Description
Warrington Borough Council is commissioning community advice services for the supply of: * Legal, Debt and Housing Advice Services (core service) * Outreach Service (eg. GP surgeries, Children's Centres, Community settings). The Service has a physical presence in Warrington to deliver the face to face work as detailed in the service specification. The service is to be provided in a manner that enables access, especially to those groups who do not traditionally access town centre based provisions. The service will be delivered from relevant and accessible venues. The council are working with a single provider who can deliver all aspects of the above contract. The service will: * provide a single point of access for information advice and guidance services. * reduce direct costs, whilst maintaining quality. * modernise the approach of delivering information advice and guidance services in Warrington. * promote the provision of self-help and online information, advice and guidance. Aside from the core contract there are additional elements to deliver the following separate services: * Domestic Abuse Worker * Macmillan Benefits Advice and Welfare Service
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050fe9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057735-2025
- 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
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
85312310 - Guidance services
85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,800,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,800,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £3,800,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Jun 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 12 May 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 17 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-05-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WARRINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- centralprocurement@warrington.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WARRINGTON
- Postcode
- WA1 1UH
- Post Town
- Warrington
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD6 Cheshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD61 Warrington
- Delivery Location
- TLD61 Warrington
-
- Local Authority
- Warrington
- Electoral Ward
- Bewsey and Whitecross
- Westminster Constituency
- Warrington South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057735-2025
18th September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021865-2025
15th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020133-2025
9th May 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
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