Notice Information
Notice Title
North Area Council Welfare Advice Service - Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire
Notice Description
The Council is intending to undertake a procurement exercise for a welfare advice service in the North Area of Barnsley. In order to help inform such an exercise, the Council in undertaking this pre-market engagement stage to explore what is available and seek feedback and guidance from the supply market. The potential requirement will be around: - Delivery of a welfare advice service accessible to residents in the wards in the North Area i.e. Darton East, Darton West, Old Town and St Helens. - Delivery of drop in sessions at community venues within each of the aforementioned wards. - Delivery of a service that enables residents to obtain advice and support on a plethora of topics including but not limited to welfare, benefits, employment, power of attorney, etc. - It is a prerequisite that the successful provider will hold the Advice Quality Standard (AQS) As part of this exercise the Council is requesting responses to a number of questions detailed at Appendix 1 - Request for Information within the Pre-Market Engagement - Document for Suppliers. For further information, please download the information document and submit completed questionnaires via YORtender by the deadline of 12noon on 12/12/2025. Please note that the value and contract dates used within this notice are estimates and to be confirmed.
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/078060-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
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
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Nov 20256 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 9 Jan 20262 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BARNSLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Katie Tomlinson
- Contact Email
- katietomlinson@barnsley.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 0126000000
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/078060-2025
28th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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