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title: "Provision of Community Navigators Service for Blackpool (UK Shared Prosperity Funding)"
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# Provision of Community Navigators Service for Blackpool (UK Shared Prosperity Funding)

Buyer: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-57db3cf3-cd1c-4041-93ff-925570965dbd

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## Summary

The Blackpool Council has awarded a contract for the Provision of Community Navigators Service using UK Shared Prosperity Funding. The contracting process was initiated through a tender procedure with a contract value of £250,000 in GBP. The tender had a deadline of July 28, 2023, and the contract period is from October 1, 2023, to March 31, 2025. The buying organisation is the Blackpool Council located in England, United Kingdom. The procurement falls under the main procurement category of services.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses interested in providing supporting services for the government to collaborate with the Blackpool Council. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete for this contract. By delivering a pilot project focused on addressing complex needs within the community, businesses can contribute to building stronger and more connected communities in Blackpool, ultimately facilitating social impact and positive change within the region.

## Notice

Provision of Community Navigators Service for Blackpool using Shared Prosperity Funding (SPF). Through the pandemic Blackpool Council and the Blackpool VCFSE community have seen the critical value of thriving communities. People helped and supported others around them. Local government and health services developed stronger relationships with their local community, often facilitated by the VCFSE. Towns and cities with a thriving VCFSE sector, supported by infrastructure organisations were able to put forward a better coordinated, stronger response. Discussions amongst the Blackpool VCFSE sector has concluded was that people with a range of complex needs are only offered time limited, short-term solutions and many people in Blackpool need more intensive support. At a VCFSE Leaders meeting on 10th February the need for more joined up approaches was discussed. It was recognised that there are a lot of services available, but many working in silos and hence people are often passed around from one to another. It was agreed that there needs to be some resources allocated to connect services together, through working in a more intense and longer term way with people who are most disadvantaged. It was also acknowledged that the VCFSE understands the needs of people, but has been hampered by funding that only resources one aspect of the support needed. This project based funding is necessary, but the gap is the worker to make the connections. Therefore it has been determined appropriate to use some SPF People & Skills intervention, revenue funding, available in the 2023 - 2024 and 2024 - 2025 years, to develop and deliver a pilot project to address this issue.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e849c363-b66b-4285-b284-219d5930c9d9 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Jul 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Aug 2023 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £250,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £250,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BLACKPOOL COUNCIL |
| Locality | BLACKPOOL |
| Post town | Blackpool |
| Postcode | FY1 1NA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD42 Blackpool |
| Local authority | Blackpool |
| Electoral ward | Talbot |
| Westminster constituency | Blackpool South |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BLACKPOOL CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75130000 - Supporting services for the government

## Release History

- 5 Oct 2023 at 10:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e849c363-b66b-4285-b284-219d5930c9d9
- 13 Jun 2023 at 13:52 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ebfeeeff-b9ff-4d91-a62c-baac03d74a15

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e849c363-b66b-4285-b284-219d5930c9d9
  5th October 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ebfeeeff-b9ff-4d91-a62c-baac03d74a15
  13th June 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=28d5a4bf-f009-ee11-8123-005056b64545
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## Notice URLs

- http://www.blackpool.gov.uk/

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