Award

Income maximisation, money, debt and energy advice service

EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

12 Mar 2025 at 00:00

Tender

11 Dec 2024 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

East Lothian Council has completed the procurement process for the "Income maximisation, money, debt and energy advice service" contract in the General public services industry category. The contract, aimed at providing free, impartial, and confidential advice services for East Lothian residents, was awarded to East Lothian Advice Consortium. The procurement was conducted through an open procedure and covered services to be provided in East Lothian (UKM73). The contract was signed on 7th March 2025, with a total value of £1,843,950 and is expected to run for three years with an option to extend for two additional one-year periods. Key deadlines included the tender submission deadline on 31st January 2025.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in financial consultancy, debt management, and energy advisory services. Given the focus on delivering high-quality, accessible advice on income maximisation, debt reduction, and energy consumption, companies with expertise in these areas and a track record of community-oriented service delivery are well-positioned to benefit. The contract also includes obligations for the delivery of community benefits, providing additional growth prospects for businesses committed to social responsibility and community engagement in alignment with East Lothian Council’s requirements.

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Notice Title

Income maximisation, money, debt and energy advice service

Notice Description

Provision of free, impartial and confidential advices services for residents of East Lothian, primarily relating to income maximisation (benefits advice), money advice (incorporating debt advice) and energy advice (including fuel debt advice).

Lot Information

Lot 1

East Lothian Council require a provider to deliver advice services to East Lothian citizens. Services shall be delivered by appropriately trained, experienced staff and\or volunteers. Services shall be delivered in a readily accessible manner. The advice services shall be accessible to those people most in need and 'face to face' services shall be provided from appropriate locations within East Lothian. The services will also be available by telephone and digitally e.g. through web chat. Specific service outcomes include; providing advice to help maximise income; reducing the number of households in East Lothian currently in debt, or at risk of being in debt; improving access to the services through the provision of appropriate accessible face-to-face, phone and digital services. The contract duration will be for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of 1 year.

Renewal: 1 + 1

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000785484
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR525781
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - 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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,843,950 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
31 Jan 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Mar 202511 months 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@eastlothian.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1620827827

Buyer Location

Locality
HADDINGTON, EAST LOTHIAN
Postcode
EH41 3HA
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM11 East Lothian and Midlothian
Delivery Location
TLM73 East Lothian and Midlothian

Local Authority
East Lothian
Electoral Ward
Haddington and Lammermuir
Westminster Constituency
Lothian East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EAST LOTHIAN ADVICE CONSORTIUM

Further Information

Notice Documents

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