--- title: "CONTRACT FOR DELIVERY OF AN ADVICE SERVICE UNDER THE CRISIS RESILIENCE FUND" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f94c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f94c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f94c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f94c.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Hartlepool Borough Council" published: "2026-09-14" --- # CONTRACT FOR DELIVERY OF AN ADVICE SERVICE UNDER THE CRISIS RESILIENCE FUND Buyer: Hartlepool Borough Council Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f94c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f94c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f94c.json) ## Summary Hartlepool Borough Council is commissioning a proactive advice and support service for residents of Hartlepool through the Crisis Resilience Fund. The service is intended to help people improve their financial resilience, with support focused on practical advice, guidance and counselling, welfare support, community activity and related training or education. This is a public service contract delivered in the Hartlepool area for local residents. Organisations with experience of designing and delivering accessible, resident-focused advice services are likely to understand the requirement. The scope may suit advice charities, community organisations, welfare support providers, training organisations, counselling services and other social-purpose or commercial providers able to combine one-to-one support with wider community engagement. The procurement reached the tender stage: Hartlepool Borough Council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. It is a single-lot services contract, with electronic submission allowed through open-uk.org. The deadline for enquiries was 5 October 2026 at 2:00pm, and the tender submission deadline is 15 October 2026 at 2:00pm. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2029, with an option to extend to 31 March 2031. Its gross estimated value is £293,750. The contract may be renewed or extended subject to additional grant funding being received and satisfactory contract performance. The council will award it to the most advantageous tender based on responses to quality questions. This opportunity suits providers that can deliver proactive, practical financial advice and support to Hartlepool residents, helping service users build financial resilience. Relevant capability includes guidance and counselling, welfare advice, community-based support, adult education and training, alongside the ability to engage residents who may need help understanding or improving their financial circumstances. The opportunity is explicitly suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so it may fit organisations with a local or community-focused delivery model as well as established advice providers. Strong candidates will be able to demonstrate appropriate service design, dependable delivery capacity, effective resident engagement and the ability to answer quality-focused tender questions clearly. Future continuation depends on grant funding and satisfactory performance. ## Notice This contract is to commission a proactive advice and support service to Hartlepool residents enabling service users to improve financial resilience. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Renewal: Dependant upon grant additional receipt of grant funding and also satisfactory contract performance. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086941-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 15 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £293,750 | | Lots value | £293,750 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Hartlepool Borough Council | | Locality | HARTLEPOOL | | Postcode area | Cleveland | | Postcode | TS24 8AY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley | | ITL 3 | TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees | | Local authority | Hartlepool | | Electoral ward | Victoria | | Westminster constituency | Hartlepool | | Delivery location | TLC11 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 80400000 - Adult and other education services - 80500000 - Training services - 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services - 85312310 - Guidance services - 85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions - 85322000 - Community action programme ## Release History - 14 Sep 2026 at 14:44 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086941-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086941-2026 14th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.open-uk.org/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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