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title: "Welfare Advice Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0365e3"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL"
published: "2022-09-05"
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# Welfare Advice Service

Buyer: BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0365e3

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## Summary

The Bath and North East Somerset Council is seeking suppliers to provide a Welfare Advice Service, focusing on health and social work services. This tender is currently in the planning and tender stage, with a submission deadline of October 9, 2022. The contract value is £1,500,000 in GBP, lasting 1800 days. The procurement method is an Open procedure, and the buyer is Bath and North East Somerset Council based in Keynsham, United Kingdom.

This opportunity is suitable for businesses offering advice and information services in health, social work, debt management, and welfare benefits. Suppliers with expertise in supporting vulnerable residents, promoting financial support, general wellbeing, and community involvement are encouraged to compete. The tender aims to improve residents' living standards and prevent crisis situations, aligning with statutory care and emergency service interventions.

## Notice

The Council wishes to establish a contract for the provision of an Advice and Information service. The Council is managing this procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations. This is a services contract being procured under the Open procedure. The council is procuring this service so that vulnerable residents can access high quality Advice and Information on Debt, Welfare Benefits and other financial matters, and to have better access to financial support from local and National funding streams. The service will also include supporting residents with general wellbeing, including guidance on healthier lifestyle choices and community involvement. This should achieve outcomes of improving the living standards of residents and avoiding crisis situations which might otherwise have led to the intervention of statutory social care and emergency services.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Council wishes to establish a contract for the provision of an Advice and Information service. The Council is managing this procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations. This is a services contract being procured under the Open procedure. The council is procuring this service so that vulnerable residents can access high quality Advice and Information on Debt, Welfare Benefits and other financial matters, and to have better access to financial support from local and National funding streams. The service will also include supporting residents with general wellbeing, including guidance on healthier lifestyle choices and community involvement. This should achieve outcomes of improving the living standards of residents and avoiding crisis situations which might otherwise have led to the intervention of statutory social care and emergency services.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024837-2022 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | £1,500,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL |
| Locality | KEYNSHAM |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS31 1FS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Keynsham North |
| Westminster constituency | North East Somerset and Hanham |
| Delivery location | TLK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 5 Sep 2022 at 14:34 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024837-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bathnes.gov.uk
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=5906b0e5-252d-ed11-8119-005056b64545

## Provenance

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