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Community Money Education and Early Intervention Advice Model

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

28 Jul 2026 at 15:07

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

22 May 2026 at 15:08

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham commissioned a preventative community money education and early-intervention advice service. The service is intended to improve residents’ financial education, resilience and confidence, and identify financial risks before they develop into unmanageable debt or require statutory or specialist debt advice. Delivery is expected to be trusted, accessible, culturally appropriate, locally embedded and partnership-led, working through neighbourhood networks. The procurement is for services to the community (CPV 75200000), with the awarded work classified as health and social work services (CPV 85000000). Delivery is in Barking and Dagenham. The intended provider base is the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise sector, with participation reserved for eligible SMEs and VCSE organisations located in the borough.

This completed below-threshold procurement used an open competition under the light-touch regime. It had one lot and was awarded on 28 July 2026 to We Are Group Holding LTD. The award is £454,048 excluding VAT and £544,857.60 including VAT. The contract period is 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028, with signature scheduled by 4 August 2026. The original tender deadline was 30 June 2026 at 12:00, and the enquiry deadline was 22 June 2026 at 12:00. Evaluation placed 60% on quality, 10% on social value and 30% on pricing. Five bids were received, of which four reached the final stage; all four final-stage bidders were SMEs and three were VCSEs. The lot was suitable for both SMEs and VCSEs.

This award demonstrates a defined local requirement for preventative financial wellbeing services delivered through community organisations. A credible future competitor would need to provide practical financial education, build money confidence and recognise financial risk early, before residents need crisis or specialist debt support. Strong community trust, accessible and culturally appropriate delivery, and the ability to work through local neighbourhood networks would be important. The requirement also favours organisations able to operate in partnership rather than as a standalone advice service, with a clear prevention focus and meaningful social value. Suppliers should be prepared to evidence quality in service design and delivery, demonstrate a genuine local presence in Barking and Dagenham, and meet the expectations of an SME or VCSE provider reserved within the borough.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Community Money Education and Early Intervention Advice Model

Notice Description

The Council is seeking to commission a preventative, community-enabled money education and early intervention model to be delivered by the Voluntary, Community, Faith, Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector. The model will focus on financial education and resilience, money confidence, and early identification of financial risk, supporting residents before problems escalate into unmanageable debt or crisis, and before statutory or specialist debt advice models (e.g. Citizens Advice) are required. The Council recognises that VCFSE organisations are well placed to deliver trusted, accessible and culturally appropriate education within communities and wishes to commission a model that aligns with our neighbourhood networks, is embedded locally, partnership-led, and prevention-focused. The Council is taking account of PPN 005: Reserving below threshold procurement; this tender is reserved for VCSEs and SMEs within the Borough of Barking and Dagenham.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a1be
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071311-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award 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

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

75200000 - Provision of services to the community

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£460,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£460,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£454,048 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
30 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 2-3 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
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BARKING
Postcode
IG11 7LU
Postcode Area
Ilford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI5 Outer London - East and North East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering
Delivery Location
TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering
Local Authority
Barking and Dagenham
Electoral Ward
Abbey
Westminster Constituency
Barking

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

We Are Group Holding LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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