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title: "South Area Council Community Outreach Advice Sessions"
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# South Area Council Community Outreach Advice Sessions

Buyer: BARNSLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f559

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## Summary

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council has completed the procurement process titled "South Area Council Community Outreach Advice Sessions," focusing on delivering community advice services in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. This initiative, categorized under the health and social work services industry, will serve the areas of Darfield, Wombwell, Hoyland Milton, and Rockingham. The contract, awarded to DIAL Barnsley, will commence on 1st July 2026 and has an initial 24-month duration, extendable by an additional 12 months. This procurement process was conducted under the Open Procedure as per the Procurement Act 2023, allowing flexibility due to its classification within the below-threshold Light Touch Regime.

The tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specializing in advisory and community outreach services, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). By focusing on the provision of versatile advice tackling issues ranging from welfare benefits to digital skills and employment, businesses that excel in social orientation and community engagement are well-suited to compete effectively. The procurement's open competition underlines the accessibility for diverse providers to engage and contribute to enhancing community services in Barnsley.

## Notice

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (the Council) is looking to establish a contract with a Provider/s to deliver Community Outreach Advice sessions in partnership with the South Area Council, Ward Alliances and other South Area Council Commissioned services. The Service will need to be free and confidential delivered across the four wards of Darfield, Wombwell, Hoyland Milton and Rockingham. The purpose of the service is to enable local residents to deal with a wide range of issues including welfare benefits and debt advice but also able to help residents deal with wider needs such as housing, debt, utilities, employment, digital skills, relationships, consumer issues, tribunal support, food access, health and wellbeing. The Contract will run from 1st July 2026 for a period of 24 months (2 years), with the option to extend for 1 further period of 12 months (1 year). The services being procured, fall within the below threshold Light Touch Regime as defined in the Procurement Act 2023 and associated regulations. This regime applies to certain social, health, and related services and offers flexibility in the design of the procurement process. This procurement process will be conducted using the Open Procedure, a single-stage process under the Procurement Act 2023. All interested suppliers are invited to submit a full tender in response to this ITT. Under the Open Procedure, bidders will provide all required tender documentation in one stage.

### Lot Information

Lot LOT-0000

Renewal: The Contract will run from 1st July 2026 for a period of 24 months (2 years), with the option to extend for 1 further period of 12 months (1 year).

### Planning Information

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=100904&TID=100106150&B=

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040450-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 May 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Mar 2026 |
| Future notice date | 9 Feb 2026 |
| Award date | 14 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £264,000 |
| Lots value | £264,000 |
| Awards value | £258,477 |
| Contracts value | £258,477 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BARNSLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S70 2TA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE33 Barnsley |
| Local authority | Barnsley |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Barnsley North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DIAL BARNSLEY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85312310 - Guidance services

## Release History

- 1 May 2026 at 11:09 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040450-2026
- 14 Apr 2026 at 15:35 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033928-2026
- 9 Feb 2026 at 10:30 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011271-2026
- 15 Dec 2025 at 09:30 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082744-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040450-2026
  1st May 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033928-2026
  14th April 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011271-2026
  9th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082744-2025
  15th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=100904&TID=100106150&B=
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=102537&TID100107752&B=
- https://www.barnsley.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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