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COV - Crisis Resilience Fund - Building Resilience Services

Coventry City Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

03 Sep 2026 at 15:49

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

14 Jul 2026 at 15:07

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Coventry City Council commissioned financial resilience services under its Crisis Resilience Fund, aligned with Department for Work and Pensions expectations and the fund’s objectives. The requirement covers guidance and wider community, social and personal services delivered in Coventry. It was divided into two service areas: specialist legal, advocacy and crisis intervention; and financial resilience and capability. The first lot combines specialist support with legal and advocacy expertise, while the second focuses on helping people build financial resilience and capability. The buyer is Coventry City Council, a sub-central public authority. This is a service procurement suited to organisations delivering advice, advocacy, crisis intervention or financial capability support, particularly those operating in community and social service settings.

The procurement has reached award stage following an above-threshold open procedure. The award date was 3 September 2026. Lot 1, Specialist Legal, Advocacy and Crisis Intervention, was awarded to Central England Law Centre for £255,000 excluding VAT (£306,000 including VAT). Lot 2, Financial Resilience and Capability, was awarded to Coventry Citizens Advice for the same value. Both contracts are scheduled to run from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, with a possible extension to 30 June 2027. Each lot allows one further three-month renewal period. The award standstill ends on 14 September 2026, with contract signature scheduled for 16 September 2026. Quality accounted for 100% of the stated evaluation criteria for both lots. One bid was received for Lot 1 and two for Lot 2.

This procurement demonstrates Coventry City Council’s demand for locally delivered financial resilience and crisis support, split between specialist legal and advocacy work and broader financial capability services. Relevant competitors would need a credible service model for supporting people in financial difficulty, with the first requirement also calling for legal, advocacy and crisis-intervention capability. Strong local links, experience delivering community or social services, and the ability to work within Department for Work and Pensions expectations and Crisis Resilience Fund objectives would be important. The opportunity was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, showing that the buyer’s model can accommodate organisations of this scale. Providers able to evidence quality, outcomes, safeguarding, partnership working and reliable delivery should monitor this buyer’s related requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

COV - Crisis Resilience Fund - Building Resilience Services

Notice Description

The purpose of this contract is to explore, define, and refine the requirements for Coventry City Council to deliver Financial Resilience Services in line with Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) expectations and CRF objectives.

Lot Information

Specialist Legal, Advocacy and Crisis Intervention

Renewal: one period of three years

Financial Resilience and Capability

Renewal: one period of three years

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cb08
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083591-2026
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
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

85312310 - Guidance services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£510,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£510,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£255,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
14 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Coventry City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV1 5RR
Postcode Area
Coventry
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG33 Coventry
Delivery Location
TLG33 Coventry
Local Authority
Coventry
Electoral Ward
St Michael's
Westminster Constituency
Coventry South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Central England Law Centre

Coventry Citizens Advice bureau

Further Information

Notice Documents

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