Notice Information
Notice Title
BwD Information and Advice Service
Notice Description
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is looking to procure an Information and Advice Service, as part of its Staying Happy Healthy and Well (prevention) offer. The Information and Advice (I&A) Service will support residents to identify services, groups, and support offers that enable them to maintain their independence. It will support the Council's strengths-based approach and form a core element of the local prevention offer, supporting individuals to build on their own capabilities and reducing on reliance on statutory services. The aims of the Service are to: * Provide a universal, accessible I&A offer that supports prevention, wellbeing and independence * Maximise safe diversion of I&A-only demand away from Adult Social Care (ASC) by resolving enquiries at the earliest point and strengthening pathways into community and preventative support. * Deliver a clear, trusted, multi-channel front end for Adults and Health information and advice (hub, telephone and digital). * Sustain a reliable partnership with the provider of the Directory of Services (DoS) platform, which will be used by residents and professionals. * Maintain and develop a trusted Safe Trader scheme with transparent standards and feedback loops. * Enable LD&A Partnership Boards to drive learning and improve pathways and information quality. * Progress "tell your story once" and seamless handovers through shared systems ambition and agreed data-sharing approaches.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Contract Period = 1st January 2027 - 31st December 2029 With an option to extend for a period of +1 year (to 31 December 2030), and a further +1 year (to 31 December 2031), subject to service requirements and availability of funding.
Planning Information
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is looking to procure for an All-Age Carers Service and an Information and Advice Service, as part of its Happy Healthy and Well (prevention) offer, and is holding an in-person pre-market engagement event on Thursday 19 March 2026. The event aims to develop a clearer understanding of the market and gather insight into supplier capabilities, innovations, and delivery models for the provision of support services in Blackburn with Darwen. The sessions will also support providers in understanding procurement requirements, social value commitments, and will help inform the development of value-driven service specifications. The engagement event will cover the following separate service areas: All Age Carers Service - Commission 1 Information and Advice Service - Commission 2 Both commissions are distinct and will operate independently. MEETING INFORMATION The pre-market engagement event (covering both commissions) will be held in person on: Thursday 19 March 2026, at: Livesey Family Hub Andrew Close Blackburn BB2 4NU The event will run from 10:00 - 12:00. REGISTRATION If you would like to attend the pre-market engagement meetings, please complete the below Microsoft Form to register yourself for the event. https://forms.office.com/e/nimp6mNVhW Each attendee who wishes to attend should register individually. Due to capacity, a maximum of 2 people per organisation may attend. Registration closes at 12:00 noon on Wednesday 18th March 2026
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065843
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077840-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
85300000 - Social work and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,242,800 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,242,800 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,242,800 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 Jun 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Jun 2026Expired
- Award Date
- 14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BLACKBURN
- Postcode
- BB2 1DH
- Postcode Area
- Blackburn
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD4 Lancashire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD41 Blackburn with Darwen
- Delivery Location
- TLD41 Blackburn with Darwen
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- Local Authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Electoral Ward
- Blackburn Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Blackburn
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077840-2026
14th August 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049595-2026
27th May 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015280-2026
19th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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