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London Borough of Newham Crisis Resilience Fund (CRF) Services

LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM

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Planning

05 Oct 2026 at 10:08

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Newham intends to procure community debt and benefits advice services through its Crisis Resilience Fund programme. Community partners will provide debt advice, benefits support and income maximisation to help residents avoid repeat financial crises, prevent homelessness and reduce hardship and demand for more intensive Council services. Delivery is intended to take place in accessible, culturally appropriate community settings in the London Borough of Newham. The service will also provide financial resilience training for residents and build the capacity of frontline staff and volunteers to identify hardship, intervene early and make effective referrals. An open-access pathway is planned, allowing residents to refer themselves and referrals from community organisations and local services.

The procurement is at the planning stage: the Council has expressed its intention to procure, but has not yet issued an invitation to tender. It expects to publish a further notice on 2 November 2026. A market engagement event is provisionally planned for 22 October 2026, covering consultation on the specification, a procurement update, supplier engagement and proposed delivery models. The programme is described as a 27-month investment of £1.5 million; the procurement’s stated estimated value is £1.5 million excluding VAT and £1.8 million including VAT. The planned contract period runs from 1 March 2027 to 31 March 2029. The service is presented as one package, with a dynamic purchasing system planned. Evaluation criteria and eligibility requirements have not yet been set out.

This work is likely to suit community organisations and advice providers with practical expertise in debt advice, benefits support and helping people maximise income, particularly those able to deliver through accessible and culturally appropriate local settings. Providers should be prepared to support residents facing financial hardship, help prevent homelessness and reduce recurring crises, while working collaboratively with community groups and local services through an open-access referral pathway. The planned service also calls for the ability to deliver financial resilience training and to build frontline staff and volunteer capacity in identifying hardship, intervening early and making effective referrals. Suppliers with experience developing preventative support and coordinating referrals across community-based services are well placed to contribute to the planned market engagement and help shape delivery models before the tender stage. The Council intends to consult suppliers on the specification.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

London Borough of Newham Crisis Resilience Fund (CRF) Services

Notice Description

Newham's wider Crisis Resilience Fund Programme will invest PS1.5m for 27 months for community partners to deliver local preventative financial support aimed at reducing repeat financial crisis. The service will provide debt advice, benefits support and income maximisation, helping to prevent homelessness, alleviate financial hardship and reduce demand for more intensive Council services. Support will be delivered through accessible, culturally appropriate community settings and will include financial resilience training for residents, alongside capacity-building for frontline staff and volunteers to identify hardship, offer early intervention and make effective referrals. An open-access referral pathway will be established, enabling both self-referrals and referrals from community organisations and local services.

Planning Information

It is intended that a market engagement event will provisionally be held for the 22nd of October 2026 and to be managed via EventBrite via this link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/market-engagement-newham-community-debt-and-benefit-advice-service-tickets-2002651201654?aff=oddtdtcreator. The event will broadly cover: Specification consultation Procurement update Supplier engagement Delivery models proposed

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078067
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093651-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85322000 - Community action programme

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
2 Nov 20264 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON,
Postcode
E16 2QU
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Royal Albert
Westminster Constituency
West Ham and Beckton

Further Information

Notice Documents

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