Notice Information
Notice Title
ANDBC Tender for the Provision of Advice Services
Notice Description
Tenders are sought by Ards and North Down Borough Council for the Provision of Advice Services
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: During the course of the contract extra funding may become available for additional services to be provided. This could also be from another funder. If or when this happens, Council will agree a variation to contract with the successful provider
Renewal: The Contract start date is anticipated to be 1 April 2026 for an initial period of 2 years with the option to extend the contract for a further 3 x 12-month periods, subject to meeting the required standards, performance requirements and ensuring maximum uptake of advice services across the Borough.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e50f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031008-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- 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
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
85 - Health and social work services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
75200000 - Provision of services to the community
79140000 - Legal advisory and information services
85312310 - Guidance services
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,470,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,470,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,469,586 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £1,469,586 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Apr 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Mar 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-11-19
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ARDS AND NORTH DOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BANGOR
- Postcode
- BT20 4BT
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN09 Ards and North Down
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Ards and North Down
- Electoral Ward
- Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- North Down
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031008-2026
2nd April 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022423-2026
12th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075516-2025
20th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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