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title: "Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space Services"
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# Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space Services

Buyer: MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0438c2

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## Summary

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), a body sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions, has initiated the procurement process for the "Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space Services" with an Open procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The tender, classified under Financial and insurance services (CPV code 66000000), focuses on providing much-needed financial advice and debt management services. The service specifically targets areas within Bedford (UKH2) and is designated for delivery in England. The full procurement stage is tender, and interested businesses have until 19 April 2024 to submit bids. The awarded contract is valued at £4,253,551 and is effective from 28 August 2024.

This procurement opens substantial opportunities for organisations specializing in financial consulting, debt advisory services, and mental health support. Businesses with experience in these areas, particularly SMEs, are well-positioned to benefit. The service aims to maximize the number of eligible applications, process MHCBS applications via Approved Mental Health Professional referrals, and provide debt advice to clients both during and after receiving MHCBS protection. Companies capable of streamlining application processes and offering comprehensive debt advisory services will find this opportunity particularly advantageous for business growth.

## Notice

The OrganisationMoney and Pensions Service (MaPS) vision is 'Everyone making the most of their money and pensions'. MaPS is an arm's-length-body, sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions, with a joint commitment to ensuring that people throughout the UK have guidance and access to the information they need to make effective financial decisions over their lifetime. MaPS provide people in England with information and advice on debt and MaPS is the biggest funder of free-to-client debt advice.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space (MHCBS)

Breathing Space is a HM Treasury policy which gives clients protection under legislation from creditor interest, charges, enforcement activity and collection communication, enabling them to stabilise their financial situation, engage with advice and find a solution. Since May 2021 when this policy launched MaPS commissioned a Former Supplier to deliver a service which provides people with access protection under Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space (MHCBS) and access to debt advice.

MaPS seeks to commission a new service building on our learning from prior service delivery with a view to helping more people receive the benefits of MHCBS protection.

The MHCBS service will be for delivery in England only; and MaPS has data (based on the existing MaPS funded service for England) that circa 130-150 clients per month are being served, as a current baseline.

As a minimum the MaPS MHCBS service must offer:-

Entry Point - Maximising number of eligible applications into the service (influence as far as possible).
Exploration/triage - For MHCBS clients, use ability to influence to encourage engagement in Debt Advice.
Application - Process MHCBS applications that are received via an Approved Mental Health Professional referrals.
Debt Advice - Deliver debt advice to MHCBS clients who are both capable of engaging and who choose to do so during breathing space.

Options: 1+1

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029686-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Sep 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Apr 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Aug 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,333,000 |
| Lots value | £4,333,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £4,253,551 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE |
| Locality | BEDFORD |
| Post town | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode | MK420 DJ. |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH24 Bedford |
| Local authority | Bedford |
| Electoral ward | Cauldwell |
| Westminster constituency | Bedford |
| Delivery location | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WE ARE DIGITAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2024 at 11:57 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029686-2024
- 10 Sep 2024 at 10:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028926-2024
- 9 Feb 2024 at 12:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004402-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://atamis-maps.my.site.com/s/Welcome
- https://atamis-maps.my.site.com/s/WelcomeorMoneyandPensionsService,HowardHouse,64StJohn'sStreet,,Bedford,MK420DJ.,UnitedKingdom.NUTScode:UK.commercial@maps.org.uk,https://maps.org.uk/en,buyerprofile:https://maps.org.uk/en
- https://cetma.org.uk/projects/we-are-digital/
- https://maps.org.uk/en
- https://theroyalcourtsofjustice.com/
- https://www.wearegroup.com/

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