Award

Invitation to tender welfare benefits and budgeting service

ALMOND HOUSING ASSOCIATION

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Summary of the contracting process

The Almond Housing Association is currently in the procurement stage, having completed an open tender process for a welfare benefits and budgeting service. This initiative is based in Livingston, Scotland, and is part of the housing and community amenities sector. The tender was officially awarded on 1st July 2022, with a total contract value of £35,000. The services are expected to commence on 4th July 2022 and are set to run until 31st March 2025, with a possible extension based on performance.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in social services, particularly those focused on welfare rights and financial advice. Companies with expertise in budgeting, welfare benefit advice, and related services would be well-positioned to compete for such contracts. Given the ongoing need for community support services, this procurement could be a valuable avenue for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) aiming to engage with public sector contracts and expand their service offerings in the housing sector.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Notice Title

Invitation to tender welfare benefits and budgeting service

Notice Description

Welfare benefits, budgeting and advice service for a housing association

Lot Information

Lot 1

Almond Housing Association ('AHA', 'the Association') is seeking to procure services to operate within its Housing Management team for the following: -Welfare Rights and Budgeting service

Renewal: Up to two years (1+1) depending on performance

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000689271
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL453126
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£35,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£36,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£35,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Jul 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 May 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Jul 20223 years ago
Contract Period
4 Jul 2022 - 31 Mar 2025 2-3 years
Recurrence
Expect to go back out in 2025

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ALMOND HOUSING ASSOCIATION
Contact Name
Sandy Young
Contact Email
enquiries@almondha.org.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1506439291

Buyer Location

Locality
LIVINGSTON
Postcode
EH54 5AB
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM14 West Lothian
Delivery Location
TLM78 West Lothian

Local Authority
West Lothian
Electoral Ward
East Livingston and East Calder
Westminster Constituency
Livingston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE ACTION GROUP

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

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.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000689271-2022-07-05T00:00:00Z",
    "date": "2022-07-05T00:00:00Z",
    "ocid": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000689271",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "org-138",
            "name": "Almond Housing Association",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Almond Housing Association"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "New Almond House, 44 Etive Walk",
                "locality": "Livingston",
                "region": "UKM78",
                "postalCode": "EH54 5AB"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Sandy Young",
                "email": "enquiries@almondha.org.uk",
                "telephone": "+44 1506439291",
                "url": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ],
            "details": {
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "Body governed by public law",
                        "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "06",
                        "description": "Housing and community amenities",
                        "scheme": "COFOG"
                    }
                ],
                "url": "http://www.almondha.org.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "org-117",
            "name": "Livingston Sheriff Court",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Livingston Sheriff Court"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "West Lothian Civic Centre, Howden South Road,",
                "locality": "Livingston",
                "postalCode": "EH54 6FF"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "url": "http://"
            },
            "roles": [
                "reviewBody"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "org-441",
            "name": "Almond Housing Association",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Almond Housing Association"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "New Almond House, 44 Etive Walk",
                "locality": "Livingston",
                "region": "UKM78",
                "postalCode": "EH54 5AB"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Sandy Young",
                "email": "enquiries@almondha.org.uk",
                "telephone": "+44 1506439291",
                "url": "http://"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ],
            "details": {
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "Body governed by public law",
                        "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "06",
                        "description": "Housing and community amenities",
                        "scheme": "COFOG"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "Housing Association",
                        "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE"
                    }
                ],
                "url": "http://www.almondha.org.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "org-442",
            "name": "The Action Group",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "The Action Group"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Norton Park, 57 Albion Road",
                "locality": "Edinburgh",
                "region": "UKM75",
                "postalCode": "EH7 5QY"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "telephone": "+44 1314752315"
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ],
            "details": {
                "scale": "sme",
                "url": "http://"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "org-85",
            "name": "Livingston Sheriff Court",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Livingston Sheriff Court"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Howden South Road",
                "locality": "Livingston",
                "postalCode": "EH54 6FF"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "url": "https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/livingston-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court"
            },
            "roles": [
                "reviewBody"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "name": "Almond Housing Association",
        "id": "org-441"
    },
    "tender": {
        "id": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000689271",
        "title": "Invitation to tender welfare benefits and budgeting service",
        "description": "Welfare benefits, budgeting and advice service for a housing association",
        "status": "complete",
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "deliveryLocation": {
                    "description": "Livingston Scotland"
                },
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKM78"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "UKM78"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ],
        "value": {
            "amount": 35000,
            "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "procurementMethod": "open",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure",
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "submissionMethod": [
            "electronicSubmission"
        ],
        "submissionMethodDetails": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/",
        "tenderPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2022-05-17T12:00:00Z"
        },
        "awardPeriod": {
            "startDate": "2022-05-18T12:00:00Z"
        },
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "APR445276",
                "documentType": "contractNotice",
                "title": "Invitation to tender welfare benefits and budgeting service",
                "description": "Welfare benefits, budgeting and advice service for a housing association",
                "url": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR445276",
                "format": "text/html"
            },
            {
                "id": "economic",
                "documentType": "economicSelectionCriteria"
            },
            {
                "id": "technical",
                "documentType": "technicalSelectionCriteria"
            },
            {
                "id": "APR445276-1",
                "title": "ITT document Welfare advice service",
                "url": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=APR445276&idx=1",
                "datePublished": "2022-04-05T15:20:10Z",
                "dateModified": "2022-04-05T15:20:10Z",
                "format": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document"
            },
            {
                "id": "JUL453126",
                "documentType": "awardNotice",
                "title": "Invitation to tender welfare benefits and budgeting service",
                "description": "Welfare benefits, budgeting and advice service for a housing association",
                "url": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL453126",
                "format": "text/html"
            }
        ],
        "lots": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "description": "Almond Housing Association ('AHA', 'the Association') is seeking to procure services to operate within its Housing Management team for the following: -Welfare Rights and Budgeting service",
                "status": "complete",
                "value": {
                    "amount": 36000,
                    "currency": "GBP"
                },
                "hasOptions": false,
                "submissionTerms": {
                    "variantPolicy": "notAllowed",
                    "electronicCataloguePolicy": "required"
                },
                "contractPeriod": {
                    "startDate": "2022-07-04T00:00:00Z",
                    "endDate": "2025-03-31T00:00:00Z"
                },
                "hasRenewal": true,
                "renewal": {
                    "description": "Up to two years (1+1) depending on performance"
                }
            }
        ],
        "participationFees": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "type": [
                    "document"
                ]
            }
        ],
        "bidOpening": {
            "date": "2022-05-18T12:00:00Z",
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "At Almonds office in Livingston"
            },
            "description": "Director of Housing Management and staff assigned to procurement process."
        },
        "contractTerms": {
            "hasElectronicPayment": true,
            "hasElectronicOrdering": true,
            "electronicInvoicingPolicy": "allowed",
            "performanceTerms": "Please see ITT document."
        },
        "coveredBy": [
            "GPA"
        ],
        "otherRequirements": {
            "requiresStaffNamesAndQualifications": true
        },
        "submissionTerms": {
            "languages": [
                "en"
            ],
            "bidValidityPeriod": {
                "durationInDays": 60
            }
        },
        "classification": {
            "id": "98000000",
            "scheme": "CPV"
        },
        "hasRecurrence": true,
        "recurrence": {
            "description": "Expect to go back out in 2025"
        }
    },
    "language": "EN",
    "description": "(SC Ref:699338)",
    "links": [
        {
            "rel": "canonical",
            "href": "https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000689271"
        },
        {
            "rel": "canonical",
            "href": "https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000689271"
        }
    ],
    "noticetype": "PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice",
    "awards": [
        {
            "id": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000689271-1",
            "suppliers": [
                {
                    "id": "org-442",
                    "name": "The Action Group"
                }
            ],
            "relatedLots": [
                "1"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "contracts": [
        {
            "id": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000689271-1",
            "awardID": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000689271-1",
            "status": "active",
            "value": {
                "amount": 35000,
                "currency": "GBP"
            },
            "dateSigned": "2022-07-01T00:00:00Z"
        }
    ],
    "bids": {
        "statistics": [
            {
                "id": "1455",
                "measure": "bids",
                "value": 1,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            },
            {
                "id": "1456",
                "measure": "smeBids",
                "value": 1,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            },
            {
                "id": "1457",
                "measure": "foreignBidsFromEU",
                "value": 0,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            },
            {
                "id": "1458",
                "measure": "foreignBidsFromNonEU",
                "value": 0,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            },
            {
                "id": "1459",
                "measure": "electronicBids",
                "value": 1,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ]
    }
}