--- title: "Advice and Inclusion 2026" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-066d52" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-066d52" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-066d52.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-066d52.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CHELTENHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2026-03-18" --- # Advice and Inclusion 2026 Buyer: CHELTENHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066d52 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-066d52) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-066d52.json) ## Summary The procurement process titled "Advice and Inclusion 2026" is initiated by Cheltenham Borough Council, located at Municipal Offices, Promenade, Cheltenham, GL50 9SA, United Kingdom. This service falls under the industry categories of benefit services and other community, social and personal services. Focused on supporting the council's Housing, Homelessness & Rough Sleeping Strategy 2023-28, this tender aims to prevent homelessness by protecting rights and managing debt. Currently in the planning stage, the engagement questionnaire is due by 14 April 2026, and a future notice is expected on 1 July 2026. The contract period is set from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032, with potential renewal until 31 March 2034, and is valued at £1,225,000 net or £1,470,000 gross. This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in social welfare services, particularly those adept in supporting housing rights, debt management, and landlord engagement. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) interested in providing innovative community services are well-suited for this procurement. As a light touch regime, the process encourages flexibility and creativity in service delivery, integral to managing diverse community needs. Suppliers will benefit from working with Cheltenham Borough Council, a sub-central government authority, ensuring a strategic partnership that supports long-term community welfare and growth. Businesses with an interest in the evolving legal landscape surrounding tenant and landlord rights will find this contract particularly appealing. ## Notice The Advice and Inclusion service plays a key role in supporting CBC's Housing, Homelessness & Rough Sleeping Strategy 2023-28. It has a focus on preventing homelessness, both directly, through protecting the rights of individuals in their homes and challenging actions by private and social housing landlords, and indirectly, through its emphasis on helping people to manage their debt and on preventing future unmanageable debt from arising. This service will also take account of the new rights and responsibilities for tenants and landlords in the Renters' Rights Act 2025. Where a landlord is found to be failing it its responsibilities to their tenant, the supplier will refer these to CBC's Private Sector Housing Service (subject to the tenant's consent) for action to be taken against that landlord. In the absence of the tenant's consent to refer to CBC, then the supplier will engage directly with the landlord highlighting the breaches with a view to these being put right ### Planning Information Please fill in the questionnaire document on the Intend Clarification (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/publicagroup/aspx/Home) and submit your response as a correspondence. If there are any problems please email us at procurement@publicagroup.uk and we will get back you you as soon as possible ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024512-2026 | | 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 | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Mar 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Jul 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2032 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,225,000 | | 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 | CHELTENHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | CHELTENHAM | | Post town | Gloucester | | Postcode | GL50 9SA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC | | Local authority | Cheltenham | | Electoral ward | College | | Westminster constituency | Cheltenham | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 75310000 - Benefit services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 18 Mar 2026 at 11:58 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024512-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024512-2026 18th March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/publicagroup/aspx/Home - https://www.cheltenham.gov.uk/ - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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