Notice Information
Notice Title
The North Area Council Advice & Support Service
Notice Description
The North Area Advice & Support Service, commissioned by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (BMBC), is designed to provide free, confidential, and impartial welfare rights and advice to residents across the North Area, covering Darton East, Darton West, Old Town, and St Helens. The service aims to support individuals aged 16 and over with a wide range of issues, including debt, welfare benefits, housing, utilities, and employment, helping them to maintain independence and improve their wellbeing within their communities. To Continue this long-established service BMBC is looking to establish a contract with a single provider to undertake this service. This has been delivered in a range of community venues across the North area of Barnsley since 2015. The Contract will run for a period of 24 months (2 years), with the option to extend for 12 months (1 year). The Contract will commence 01st July 2026 for a period of 24 months (2 years). The services being procured, fall within the below threshold Light Touch Regime as defined in the Procurement Act 2023 and associated regulations. This regime applies to certain social, health, and related services and offers flexibility in the design of the procurement process. This procurement process will be conducted using the Open Procedure, a single-stage process under the Procurement Act 2023. All interested suppliers are invited to submit a full tender in response to this ITT. Under the Open Procedure, bidders will provide all required tender documentation in one stage.
Lot Information
Lot LOT-0000
Renewal: An optional extension may be applied if required, commencing on 1st July 2028 for a period of 12 months (one year). This extension will be exercised at the sole discretion of the Authority and will be subject to satisfactory performance and continued service requirements.
Planning Information
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=100429&TID=105681&B=
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05eb01
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049337-2026
- 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, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
85100000 - Health services
85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
85312310 - Guidance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £330,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £330,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £329,996 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £329,996 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 May 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Mar 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 9 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- 1 May 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- 2029-02-26
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BARNSLEY METROPOLITAN 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
- BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE
- Postcode
- S70 2TA
- Post Town
- Sheffield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE3 South Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE33 Barnsley
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Barnsley
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Barnsley North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049337-2026
27th May 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040602-2026
1st May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011204-2026
9th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006447-2026
26th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078060-2025
28th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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