Notice Information
Notice Title
Advice Services - Debt Counselling and Welfare Rights
Notice Description
The Council is seeking a single provider of free debt counselling and welfare rights advice with a particular focus on prevention and intervention to people resident in Argyll and Bute Council are who are vulnerable at the point of access. This services will form part of a range of advice services, which will comprise services delivered by free national/local advice resources; the Council/its Partners; other third party agencies and the Provider of services detailed in this contract. This service will be provided in line with the Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers (SNSIAP) and the provider will be accredited by the relevant schemes as administered and introduced by he Scottish Legal Aid Board or equivalent standard.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Council is seeking a single provider of free debt counselling and welfare rights advice with a particular focus on prevention and intervention to people resident in the Argyll and Bute Council area who are vulnerable at the point of access. This service will form part of a range of advice services, which will comprise services delivered by free national/local advice resources; the Council/ its Partners' other third party agencies and the Provider of the services detailed in this contract. This service will be provided in line with the Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers (SNSIAP) and the provider will be accredited by the relevant schemes as administered and introduced by the Scottish Legal Aid Board or equivalent standard.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000732450
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC494089
- 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
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
98 - Other community, social and personal services
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- CPV Codes
75110000 - General public services
79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services
79140000 - Legal advisory and information services
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £52,750 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Dec 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Jun 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Oct 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ARGYLL & BUTE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Sophie Paice
- Contact Email
- sophie.paice@argyll-bute.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1546604363
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LOCHGILPHEAD
- Postcode
- G84
- Post Town
- Not specified
- Country
- Not specified
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- Not specified
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- Not specified
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- Not specified
- Delivery Location
- TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute, TLM81 East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, and Helensburgh and Lomond
-
- Local Authority
- Not specified
- Electoral Ward
- Not specified
- Westminster Constituency
- Not specified
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAY478735&idx=2
12th June 2023 - Updated tender document -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY478735
Advice Services - Debt Counselling and Welfare Rights - The Council is seeking a single provider of free debt counselling and welfare rights advice with a particular focus on prevention and intervention to people resident in Argyll and Bute Council are who are vulnerable at the point of access. This services will form part of a range of advice services, which will comprise services delivered by free national/local advice resources; the Council/its Partners; other third party agencies and the Provider of services detailed in this contract. This service will be provided in line with the Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers (SNSIAP) and the provider will be accredited by the relevant schemes as administered and introduced by he Scottish Legal Aid Board or equivalent standard. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC494089
Advice Services - Debt Counselling and Welfare Rights - The Council is seeking a single provider of free debt counselling and welfare rights advice with a particular focus on prevention and intervention to people resident in Argyll and Bute Council are who are vulnerable at the point of access. This services will form part of a range of advice services, which will comprise services delivered by free national/local advice resources; the Council/its Partners; other third party agencies and the Provider of services detailed in this contract. This service will be provided in line with the Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers (SNSIAP) and the provider will be accredited by the relevant schemes as administered and introduced by he Scottish Legal Aid Board or equivalent standard.
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