Notice Information
Notice Title
Cost of Living Advisor Service
Notice Description
East Staffordshire Borough Council is seeking to engage a suitably experienced organisation to provide professional and expert support to households affected by the cost of living crisis. It is expected that this will be 1.5 FTE posts for 24 months which will provide direct support with identifying and accessing relevant resources and activities to improve the financial position of the household, as well as providing appropriate referrals into other services as necessary.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-067e36
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056036-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £160,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £160,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £160,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Jun 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 6 May 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Jun 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- EAST STAFFORDSHIRE 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
- BURTON UPON TRENT
- Postcode
- DE14 2EB
- Post Town
- Derby
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG24 Staffordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
-
- Local Authority
- East Staffordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Shobnall
- Westminster Constituency
- Burton and Uttoxeter
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056036-2026
15th June 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032035-2026
8th April 2026 - Tender 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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