--- title: "Bournemouth and Poole General Advice Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ca2a4ee7-33dc-42e9-8be7-880722568d50" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ca2a4ee7-33dc-42e9-8be7-880722568d50" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ca2a4ee7-33dc-42e9-8be7-880722568d50.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ca2a4ee7-33dc-42e9-8be7-880722568d50.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BOURNEMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL - MAIN NUMBER" published: "2017-08-25" --- # Bournemouth and Poole General Advice Service Buyer: BOURNEMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL - MAIN NUMBER Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ca2a4ee7-33dc-42e9-8be7-880722568d50 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ca2a4ee7-33dc-42e9-8be7-880722568d50) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ca2a4ee7-33dc-42e9-8be7-880722568d50.json) ## Summary The procurement process for the Bournemouth and Poole General Advice Service, initiated by Bournemouth Borough Council and the Borough of Poole, is currently in the planning stage. The expected contract duration is from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2022, with an annual budget of £119,000. The tender documents are anticipated to be published by the end of October 2017, and a market engagement event is scheduled for 19 September 2017 at the Borough of Poole's Civic Centre, providing an opportunity for prospective suppliers to discuss project requirements and funding arrangements. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in advisory services, particularly those focused on community support and welfare. Companies that provide free, impartial advice in areas such as debt management, welfare benefits, housing, and immigration are especially well-suited to compete for this contract. Engaging in this tender process could help broaden their client base and enhance service delivery in the Bournemouth and Poole region. ## Notice Bournemouth Borough Council and the Borough of Poole will be jointly going out to tender for it is General Advice Service. Currently both Councils pay PS119,000 per annum for their 2 separate contracts. Contract length and ongoing funding is to be discussed as part of the Market engagement event below. This Service will provide free, confidential, impartial, holistic and independent advice which enables local residents of Bournemouth and Poole to deal with a wide range of issues. The aim of the service is to ensure that individuals are not detrimentally affected through: * lack of knowledge of their rights and responsibilities * lack of the services available, through an inability to express their needs effectively In addition, we require the service to equally exercise a responsible influence in the development of social policies and services both locally and nationally. The Service will provide a range of general and specialist advice including but not limited to: Debt & financial matters; welfare benefits; housing; family & personal matters; advocacy; immigration and citizenship; consumer rights etc We hope to be delivering the new contract from 1 April 2018. The subject matter of this Future Opportunity Notice is for the provision of a Bournemouth and Poole General Advice Service. This Future Opportunity Notice has been published to provide market awareness of the opportunity. It is anticipated that the tender documents will be issued at the end of October 2017. Suppliers can express an interest in the opportunity through the Council's eTendering website; www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk . Suppliers that express an interest through the Councils eTendering website will be automatically invited to the opportunity when the tender documents are published at the end of October. The tender documents will provide full details on the requirements for the contract. This Future Opportunity Notice is a soft market test only; publication of an OJEU Contract Notice and call for competition will be conducted once the scope of the required service is fully defined and approved. Additional information: As part of this tender exercise we will be holding a Market Engagement Event to share further details about what are requirements and funding arrangements are. The meeting is as follows: Tuesday 19 September 2017 Time: 9:45am Coffee and Registration, 10am start Location: Committee Suite, Borough of Poole Offices, Civic Centre There will be an overview presentation, followed by question and answers. If any individual Provider would like to have a one to one interview please ask for a time-slot when confirming your attendance at the event. If you are interested in attending this information sharing event, please can you email Hayley Langhor to reserve your place: H.Langhor@poole.gov.uk If you are unable to attend this event it will not preclude you from participating in the tender, but please ensure that you express your interest. If you should have any further questions please email Hayley where the information will be collated and then shared with all organisations after the event, along with the presentation slides. If you would like to have further information on the opportunity before expressing an interest, please e-mail procurement@bournemouth.gov.uk . Please provide your contact information in your e-mail and a member of the Project Team will contact your company for an informal discussion on the opportunity prior to the tender documents being issued. Please note that any discussions regarding the opportunity will only take place prior to the tender documents being issued. Once the OJEU Contract Notice and tender documents have been issued, all communication with the Council will be through the Councils eTendering portal. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aafe4173-2b24-4e05-b4c0-7facb11d0f3a | | Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Aug 2017 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 19 Oct 2017 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2018 - 31 Mar 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,190,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BOURNEMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL - MAIN NUMBER | | Locality | BOURNEMOUTH | | Post town | Bournemouth | | Postcode | BH8 9EA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | | ITL 3 | TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | | Local authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | | Electoral ward | Queen's Park | | Westminster constituency | Bournemouth East | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 75200000 - Provision of services to the community ## Release History - 25 Aug 2017 at 10:00 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aafe4173-2b24-4e05-b4c0-7facb11d0f3a - 25 Aug 2017 at 10:00 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aafe4173-2b24-4e05-b4c0-7facb11d0f3a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aafe4173-2b24-4e05-b4c0-7facb11d0f3a 25th August 2017 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=86fb1e29-0a88-e711-80e4-005056b64545&p=696a9836-1895-e511-8105-000c29c9ba21 Link to Express an Interest in the Opportunity ## Notice URLs - http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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