Notice Information
Notice Title
Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF) Lead Alliance Partnership Model - Financial Resilience Services
Notice Description
Warrington Borough Council intend to appoint a single Lead Alliance Partner (LAP) to hold the contract for the Financial Resilience Strand of the delivery of Crisis and Resilience services to act as the prime contractor. The LAP will retain full contractual responsibility and accountability for the end-to-end delivery, performance, and compliance of the service, including all elements delivered by subcontractors or alliance partners. The LAP must ensure that they and all alliance partners demonstrate a strong understanding of local needs and maintain effective links with local communities, services, and referral pathways, to ensure support is responsive, culturally appropriate, and accessible to diverse populations. While elements of delivery may be subcontracted, overall accountability for outcomes, quality standards, and compliance remains solely with the LAP and cannot be delegated.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: If further funding is received in the same basis at the end of the programme, optional extension opportunities may be examined.
Planning Information
Completion of Preliminary Market Engagement questionnaire on the Chest: https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities DN810136
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-066b90
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053543-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79998000 - Coaching services
80400000 - Adult and other education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,400,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,400,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Jun 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Jul 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 11 May 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 9 Nov 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- 2028-10-02
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WARRINGTON 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
- WARRINGTON
- Postcode
- WA1 1UH
- Post Town
- Warrington
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD6 Cheshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD61 Warrington
- Delivery Location
- TLD61 Warrington
-
- Local Authority
- Warrington
- Electoral Ward
- Bewsey and Whitecross
- Westminster Constituency
- Warrington South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053543-2026
5th June 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025823-2026
20th March 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024768-2026
18th March 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023756-2026
16th March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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