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title: "Safe Haven Plus - Citizens Advice Bureau provision"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04f75d"
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# Safe Haven Plus - Citizens Advice Bureau provision

Buyer: OXFORD HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04f75d

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## Summary

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is in the process of awarding a contract titled "Safe Haven Plus - Citizens Advice Bureau provision" under the industry category of health and social work services (CPV 85000000). The procurement is aimed at providing a dedicated worker to manage referrals and offer various advisory services in Buckinghamshire, classified under the services category. The tender follows a limited procurement method with an award procedure that bypasses the traditional publication of a call for competitive bids. The contract, valued at approximately £45,360, was signed on 19th March 2025, with provisions for potential extensions until 31st August 2028. The procurement stage is at the award phase, and the standstill period has commenced, allowing representations to be submitted within eight working days.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social work services, particularly those with existing capabilities in providing advisory services such as benefits, debt, family, employment, housing, and consumer advice. The contract is being awarded to Citizens Advice Buckinghamshire, a large and established provider. The selection criteria focus heavily on the quality and sufficiency of service provision, making this an attractive opportunity for businesses with relevant expertise and a proven track record. Companies capable of delivering high-quality advisory services and meeting stringent assessment criteria would be well-suited to compete in this and similar future tenders.

## Notice

Dedicated worker to screen, accept or reject referrals made into Citizens Advice Bureau from Safe Haven. To conduct independent assessments of referrals into the service and offer a range of pathways to service users. To offer services including, but not limited to Benefits, Debt, Family, Employment, Housing and Consumer advice services.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Intending to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C. Oxford Health considers that the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract. Oxford Health assessed the provider's service provision with respect to the key decision making criteria as outlined in the PSR. Each of these criteria were assessed on a pass/fail basis by the award decision makers, and the existing provider passed each of the criteria.

Options: Contract extension allowed (up to two years in aggregate until 31/08/2028)

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority within 8 working days. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Financial values are approximate and may be subject to non-material financial change. Written representations should be sent to BusinessServices@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk and addressed to Head of Business Services. Conflict of interest declaration procedures followed, any decision makers who declared an interest were excluded (no interests declared in this instance)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010678-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £45,360 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OXFORD HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | OXFORD |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX4 4XN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | Oxford |
| Electoral ward | Littlemore |
| Westminster constituency | Oxford East |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 21 Mar 2025 at 13:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010678-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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