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Benefits Maximisation for low-income families

Dumfries and Galloway Council

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Planning

16 Jul 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Dumfries and Galloway Council intends to commission a benefits maximisation service for low-income families in Dumfries and Galloway. The service will complement the council’s Fairer Futures Partnership and be delivered through referrals from the Fairer Futures Child Poverty key worker service. Referrals will involve families already being supported by key workers and families encountered through engagement events. The work is a public service, classified under CPV 75200000, focused on helping eligible households secure the welfare support and financial assistance to which they are legally entitled. The service is intended to extend the partnership’s reach and contribute to reducing child poverty. It will involve direct work with parents, rather than general benefits advice commissioned for the wider population.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the council has stated an intention to procure, but has not issued an invitation to tender. One planned lot covers benefits maximisation calculations for 30 parents referred by Fairer Futures Partnership key workers, together with support, recording and reporting. The council has indicated an estimated total value of £10,000, including VAT status not stated in the record. It expects the next notice to be published on 20 August 2026. The planned arrangement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. Suppliers should expect the eventual requirements to include telephone or email delivery, flexibility where parents do not respond immediately, sharing findings with parents and key workers, and a final quantitative and qualitative report on themes arising from the service.

The work will suit organisations experienced in welfare benefits advice, benefits calculations and practical support for low-income families. Providers will need to communicate clearly by telephone and email, adapt their approach to parents’ preferred method and respond sensitively to families living in poverty. Useful preparation includes the ability to explain entitlement findings in plain language, set out clear next steps, and provide practical assistance where this is possible. The service also requires reliable case recording, outcome tracking and the ability to identify known increases in household income. Organisations should be able to share usable information with referring key workers and produce both quantitative and qualitative analysis for the Fairer Futures Partnership team. Experience supporting families affected by child poverty and working through referral arrangements is particularly relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Benefits Maximisation for low-income families

Notice Description

Dumfries and Galloway Council intend to commission an organisation to provide a benefits maximisation to complement the work we are carrying out through our Fairer Futures Partnership (FFP). This service would be via referral from our Fairer Futures Child Poverty key worker service, for families they are engaging with or families who they come in contact with through engagement events.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The organisation should; Provide benefits maximisation calculations to 30 parents referred into them by FFP keyworkers Carry-out the calculation with parents in their preferred method (phone call or email) and understanding that our parents might not always respond immediately Understand and be sensitive to the needs of families living in poverty Provide practical support when possible or practicable Provide the parents and key workers the outputs and finding of their benefits maximisation calculation with clear steps on what to do next Record engagement, outcomes and any increase in income they are aware of, and to share this with the FFP team To provide a quantitative and qualitative report at the end which looks at key themes which have arisen through the commission. Benefit maximisation is a vital strategy to reduce child poverty. It ensures low-income households secure the full welfare support and financial assistance they are legally entitled to, lifting families out of poverty. This commission allows us to extend our reach through our FFP in Dumfries and Galloway and to provide this intervention to more families.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000837709
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL560357
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75200000 - Provision of services to the community

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£10,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
20 Aug 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
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
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DUMFRIES
Postcode
DG1 2HP
Postcode Area
Dumfries and Galloway
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM92 Dumfries and Galloway
Delivery Location
TLM92 Dumfries and Galloway
Local Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward
Nith
Westminster Constituency
Dumfries and Galloway

Further Information

Notice Documents

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