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London Borough of Newham Crisis Resilience Fund Services

LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM

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Planning

06 Oct 2026 at 12:28

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Newham intends to commission community-based crisis resilience services for residents facing financial hardship. The programme will provide debt advice, help with benefits and income maximisation, aiming to prevent repeat financial crises, homelessness and the need for more intensive council support. Delivery will include financial resilience training for residents and support for frontline staff and volunteers to recognise hardship, intervene early and make effective referrals. An open-access pathway will allow residents to refer themselves and referrals from community organisations and local services. Services are intended to be accessible and culturally appropriate, delivered through community settings in Newham, London. The work is a community action programme, within the wider field of advice and support services.

This is at planning stage: Newham has set out its intention to procure, but has not yet invited tenders. The buyer expects to use an open procedure and plans to publish a further notice on 2 November 2026. The planned contract is a single lot, with a term from 1 March 2027 to 31 March 2029. The estimated value is £1.5 million excluding VAT (£1.8 million including VAT). The proposed evaluation gives 70% to quality, 20% to price and 10% to social value. These are indicative procurement plans, not deadlines to submit a bid; the later tender will set out the opportunity for suppliers.

The work is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises, making it relevant to local advice providers, charities and community organisations as well as specialist financial inclusion services. Suppliers will need to deliver practical debt advice, benefits support and income maximisation in accessible, culturally appropriate community settings, with a focus on preventing repeat crisis and homelessness. The service also calls for the ability to provide resident-facing financial resilience training and build the capacity of frontline workers and volunteers to identify hardship, intervene early and refer people effectively. Organisations with established community links and experience coordinating self-referrals and referrals from local services are well placed to prepare. Social value is an explicit part of the planned assessment.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

London Borough of Newham Crisis Resilience Fund Services

Notice Description

Newham's wider CRF Programme will invest PS1,500,000 for 27 months in community partners to deliver 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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078196
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094224-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK3 - Planned Procurement 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

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85322000 - Community action programme

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 2026Today
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
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
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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