Notice Information
Notice Title
Mid Ulster Generalist Advice Service
Notice Description
Generalist voluntary advice is provided across Northern Ireland through a partnership between the Department for Communities and Councils. The aim of the general advice service is to provide independent benefit advice to the residents of Mid Ulster to maximise income to individuals, families, households. The advice is free at the point of delivery. Good quality advice and information is seen as a means of empowering individuals to make informed decisions and seeking to improve all aspects of someone's life. The need for advice support tends to be people who are experiencing hardship or deprivation or who have a lack of access to resources. The generalist voluntary advice sector can act as an advocate on behalf of the individual in an independent manner. The importance of generalist voluntary advice provision means that it is a high priority for central government and local Council.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Contract term: 1 Year with possible extensions (up to 2 years).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ff71
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000355-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,080,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,080,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Jan 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Feb 20262 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 May 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MID ULSTER DISTRICT COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- tenders@midulstercouncil.org
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- COOKSTOWN
- Postcode
- BT80 8DT
- 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)
- TLN0B Mid Ulster
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Mid Ulster
- Electoral Ward
- Cookstown West
- Westminster Constituency
- Mid Ulster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000355-2026
5th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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