---
title: "Advice Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05168b"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05168b.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE BOROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2025-05-19"
---

# Advice Service

Buyer: NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05168b

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## Summary

North East Lincolnshire Borough Council has successfully completed the awarding process for the "Advice Service" contract, focused on providing independent, confidential, and free advice to residents on social welfare issues such as welfare benefits, debt, housing, employment, community care, and immigration. The procurement falls under the services category and is located in the UKE13 region, Grimsby, United Kingdom. The contract was awarded directly to Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District Citizens Advice Bureau, a supplier classified as an SME and VCSE, with a contract period spanning from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. The contract, valued at £95,000, was executed without competition, utilising a below-threshold procurement method.

This tender represents a significant business growth opportunity, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises specialising in social welfare services. Businesses with experience in guidance services, especially those focused on welfare benefits, debt management, housing support, and immigration, would find themselves well-suited to compete in similar procurement processes. The award highlights the opportunity for VCSEs and SMEs to secure public contracts through direct procurement methods, suggesting potential for future business expansions in providing social welfare support services in local communities.

## Notice

An independent, confidential and free advice and support service that helps residents solve their social welfare problems (as defined by www.asauk.org.uk) but in particular welfare benefits, debt, housing, employment, community care and immigration.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022479-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £95,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | GRIMSBY |
| Post town | Doncaster |
| Postcode | DN31 1HU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE13 North and North East Lincolnshire |
| Local authority | North East Lincolnshire |
| Electoral ward | West Marsh |
| Westminster constituency | Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GRIMSBY, CLEETHORPES AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312310 - Guidance services

## Release History

- 19 May 2025 at 09:26 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022479-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022479-2025
  19th May 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nelincs.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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