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title: "Crisis Resilience Fund - Administration provider - EOI"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-060a5b"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2026-01-20"
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# Crisis Resilience Fund - Administration provider - EOI

Buyer: PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060a5b

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## Summary

Peterborough City Council is currently in the planning stage of a tender process titled "Crisis Resilience Fund - Administration provider - EOI," aimed at managing a crisis resilience fund. This fund is intended to offer cash payments to individuals and households facing unexpected financial hardship. The procurement falls under the services category, with an estimated value of £500,000, and is particularly suitable for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). The contract period is expected to run from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029, with the final submission for the expression of interest scheduled by 3 February 2026. The procurement process is being conducted through the e-tendering portal, ProContract.

This tender provides significant growth opportunities for organisations specialising in administration services, particularly those capable of managing, reviewing, and processing crisis payment applications efficiently. Companies with experience in dealing with public authority contracts, specifically in crisis management, would find this opportunity well-suited to their capabilities. Organisations interested in expanding into the public sector or those aiming to enhance their portfolio in crisis fund administration could greatly benefit from participating in this tender process. The preliminary market engagement notice is available for further details, aiding businesses in preparing their expressions of interest.

## Notice

The Crisis Resilience Fund is designed to provide timely cash payments to individuals and households experiencing acute financial hardship due to unforeseen crises. To ensure effective, transparent, and accountable administration of the fund, we invite expressions of interest from organisations capable of supporting the management, review, and processing of crisis payment applications in accordance with the established Crisis Payment Policy.

### Planning Information

PCC are using the e-tendering portal ProContract to run the expression of interest, please visit the portal to access the EOI specification in order to submit an expression of interest, 
https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=1c031b4f-18f6-f011-813c-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004991-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £450,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | PETERBOROUGH |
| Post town | Peterborough |
| Postcode | PE2 8TY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH41 Peterborough |
| Local authority | Peterborough |
| Electoral ward | Fletton and Stanground |
| Westminster constituency | North West Cambridgeshire |
| Delivery location | TLH11 Peterborough |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75100000 - Administration services

## Release History

- 20 Jan 2026 at 16:11 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004991-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004991-2026
  20th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=1c031b4f-18f6-f011-813c-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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