This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Tender

05 May 2026 at 12:09

PlanningUpdate

11 Sep 2025 at 09:25

Planning

04 Sep 2025 at 15:36

Summary of the contracting process

The London & Quadrant Housing Trust is inviting tenders for its Financial Inclusion Services, scheduled to facilitate support for up to 7,000 residents annually throughout the United Kingdom's regions, including UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, and UKK. This initiative comes as part of L&Q's strategy to enhance their financial support offerings post-merger with Trafford Housing Trust. The current tender phase will remain open until 1st June 2026, following an open procurement method under UKPGA 2023/54 legislation. Interested parties should adhere to key deadlines such as the enquiry period ending on 19th May 2026, with the award period concluding by 8th June 2026, and the contract commencing on 1st July 2026, potentially extending to 2030.

This procurement presents substantial opportunities for businesses, particularly SMEs and VCSEs, specialising in financial consultancy services. The contract, valued at £4,400,000 gross, demands a comprehensive service framework incorporating debt advice, welfare support, and energy consultancy, facilitated via triaging to meet varying client needs. Businesses adept in quality service delivery—where 70% of the evaluation is based on quality and 30% on price—are encouraged to compete for this tender, promising a significant avenue for business growth in the social services sector.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

FINANCIAL INCLUSION SERVICES

Notice Description

L&Q is relaunching its financial inclusion offer following its merger with Trafford Housing Trust, with the intention of providing all L&Q residents, irrespective of location, with a reliable, repeatable and consistent platform of financial inclusion services. These will include debt advice, welfare rights support and energy advice, all backed by a high quality triage service. The procured advice services will provide: * Triage for all customers referred to our financial inclusion offer, streaming customers either to a phone-based solution for low-need cases, or to our in-house team for high-need, vulnerable residents and complex cases requiring sustained intervention, and high quality referral of customers unsuited for either to external services which meet their needs. We anticipate up to 7000 referrals annually * Provision of the phone-based solution for low-need cases, comprising debt advice, welfare rights support and advice, and energy advice. We anticipate approximately 2400 unique individuals accessing this aspect of the service annually, with the remainder moved over to our in-house team by high quality referral and handover

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-059480
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040996-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services


CPV Codes

66171000 - Financial consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,600,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£3,600,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 May 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
1 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Dec 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E15 4PN
Post Town
East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
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
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

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