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title: "Advice, Advocacy and Welfare Benefits Services"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "SHROPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2023-08-15"
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# Advice, Advocacy and Welfare Benefits Services

Buyer: SHROPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-484fec90-162c-4faa-8afa-83b0e7b79a69

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## Summary

The Shropshire County Council is currently in the planning stage of a tender titled "Advice, Advocacy and Welfare Benefits Services." This procurement opportunity falls under the industry category of Benefit services. The engagement end date for this tender is set for September 4th, 2023. Potential providers and partners in the West Midlands, United Kingdom, are invited to engage with the council for future commissioning of these services.

This early market engagement exercise by the Shropshire County Council aims to gather insights and information from interested parties to inform the council's decision-making process. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. This pre-procurement phase is critical for interested businesses to outline their views and help shape the council's options for delivering the services effectively from 1st October 2024 onwards.

## Notice

Shropshire Council would like to take the opportunity to engage with potential providers and/or partners in the future commissioning of Advice, Advocacy & Welfare Benefits (AAWB) services. Please note that the purpose of this process is for the council to discuss with the market and inform our current understanding of key issues and themes relating to the provision of these services and also to discuss what the market has to offer to assist the Council to deliver the services from 1st October 2024. Please note that this is not the commencement of any formal procurement process and the Council is not committed to carrying out such a process. For the avoidance of doubt no information provided in response to this process will be used by the Council in assessing providers during any subsequent procurement process. This early market engagement exercise is intended to allow providers to outline their views and to provide information to the Council decision making process. The Council will consider the information received as a result of this exercise to help inform the Council's options appraisal and subsequent Council decision making process.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/efa5e990-911b-494f-be6c-6db30c95ed46 |
| Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 4 Sep 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SHROPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | SHREWSBURY |
| Post town | Shrewsbury |
| Postcode | SY2 6ND |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG22 Shropshire |
| Local authority | Shropshire |
| Electoral ward | Abbey |
| Westminster constituency | Shrewsbury |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75310000 - Benefit services

## Release History

- 15 Aug 2023 at 13:55 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/efa5e990-911b-494f-be6c-6db30c95ed46

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/efa5e990-911b-494f-be6c-6db30c95ed46
  15th August 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3385be71-1ecf-45a9-91fb-4d24302687e8

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