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Invitation to tender welfare benefits and budgeting service

Almond Housing Association

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

06 Oct 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Tender

05 Feb 2026 at 00:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Almond Housing Association bought a welfare rights and budgeting service to operate within its Housing Management team. The work combines advice on welfare benefits with budgeting support for the association’s housing customers. It is a specialist advice service rather than a supply of goods or a construction contract. Delivery is in Livingston, Scotland. The requirement sits within the association’s housing and community services, and is intended to support people with welfare benefit and household budgeting issues. The selected provider is The Action Group, based in Edinburgh, delivering the service for the association in Livingston.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Almond Housing Association used an open procedure for a single lot, with electronic bidding; one bid was received, from an SME. The Action Group was selected. The contract was signed on 1 April 2026 and has a recorded value of £45,000. The lot’s stated contract period ran from 4 July 2022 to 31 March 2025, with renewal of up to two years in one-year increments depending on performance. The tender estimate was £40,000, while the lot estimate was £36,000. Bids were due by 27 February 2026 at noon. The stated evaluation criteria and detailed performance terms are in the procurement documents; staff names and qualifications were required, and bids had to be in English.

This award demonstrates demand from Almond Housing Association for a provider able to deliver practical welfare rights and budgeting advice as part of a housing management service in Livingston. A credible competitor would need experience supporting people with welfare benefit issues and household budgeting, and the ability to work alongside a housing association’s housing management team. The requirement is a focused, local service rather than a large multi-region contract, so suppliers should be able to provide suitably qualified staff and maintain a reliable delivery presence in the area. The procurement attracted a single bid, from an SME, indicating that smaller specialist advice organisations can be relevant competitors. Future competition for this specific requirement would suit organisations combining benefits advice, budgeting support and capacity to meet the association’s service needs.

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Notice Information

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

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000820818
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566021
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
Large

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
£40,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£36,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£45,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
27 Feb 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Jul 2022 - 31 Mar 2025 2-3 years
Recurrence
Expect to go back out in at end of this contract in 2030

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Almond Housing Association
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVINGSTON
Postcode
EH54 5AB
Postcode Area
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

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