Notice Information
Notice Title
Administration and Resources for Department of Works and Pensions Initiatives
Notice Description
For the provision of administration and resources for Department of Work and Pensions initiatives. Council terms and conditions will be used. To provide the resource that is suitably skilled and experienced and available to deliver the services and provide support (including): * Administration of Housing Benefit and Council Tax support - Assessing and awarding Housing Benefit and Council Tax support for new applications and change of circumstances in line with the DWP Regulations and Local Authority Procedures. * Collection of overpaid Benefit - To recover Housing Benefit which has been overpaid and is recoverable, using the various methods available in line with the legislation. * Administration of Discretionary awards - to assess applications for a discretionary Housing award in line with the H.B and Universal credit guidelines. Resource to be called off by the Council as and when required The providers staff will be trained and provided access to the Council's system, once NDAs are in place and security checks undertaken. The providers I.T. system needs to be compatible with Citrix Client being employed on their devices
Lot Information
Lot LOT-0001
Renewal: With the option to extend for a further 1 year
Planning Information
A market engagement questionnaire for interested suppliers to complete and return back via the Intend portal by the deadline of 5pm on 13th October 2025. The Council review the questionnaire responses may use some of the responses to help formulate the KPI’s, scope, pricing model etc. This market engagement forms part of research around the project options and the soft market assessment is purely investigatory in nature, although it may be used to assist the Council in defining the tender documents for this procurement. This is not a formal tender notice and call for competition at this stage, and this will follow. The current aim is to then issue a tender notice and tender documents towards the end of October to be returned towards end of November. Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire deadline is noon on 15pm on 13th October 2025. Please submit via the Council's Intend Portal www.intendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052566
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007754-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
-
- CPV Codes
66523100 - Pension fund administration services
75310000 - Benefit services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,746,520 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £1,746,520 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Jan 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 29 Oct 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 19 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Commercial and Procurement Services
- Contact Email
- etendering@birmingham.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BIRMINGHAM
- Postcode
- B1 1BB
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG31 Birmingham
- Delivery Location
- TLG31 Birmingham
-
- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Ladywood
- Westminster Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007754-2026
28th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085117-2025
19th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068344-2025
24th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061929-2025
2nd October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027235-2025
23rd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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