Awarded contract

Welfare Advice Service

Details

Buyer: Bath and North East Somerset Council
Supplier(s): Bath and District Citizens Advice Bureau
Value: £1,500,000
Duration: 5 years
Topic: Health and social work services
Published: 5 April 2023
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

The Council wishes to establish a contract for the provision of an Advice and Information service. The Council is managing this procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations. This is a services contract being procured under the Open procedure. The council is procuring this service so that vulnerable residents can access high quality Advice and Information on Debt, Welfare Benefits and other financial matters, and to have better access to financial support from local and National funding streams. The service will also include supporting residents with general wellbeing, including guidance on healthier lifestyle choices and community involvement. This should achieve outcomes of improving the living standards of residents and avoiding crisis situations which might otherwise have led to the intervention of statutory social care and emergency services.

Timeline

Completed: Award date1 April 2023
Completed: Award published5 April 2023
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2028in 18 months

About the buyer

Bath and North East Somerset Council is a local authority that buys works, goods, services and professional advice through its own procurement team. Almost all contracts are listed and managed on Supplying the South West, where suppliers register before applying. New opportunities above a low value threshold are advertised on the council website and on the Central Digital Platform. Pre-agreed contracts cover almost every requirement, with spot purchases kept for low value items. External frameworks hosted by the Crown Commercial Service, ESPO, NEPO, YPO and Matrix Prism give a further route to market. Most contracts run for between three and five years.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Bath and North East Somerset Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, architectural and engineering services and construction work.

Relevant CPV codes

85000000 · Health and social work services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@bath-and-north-east-somerset-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@bath-and-north-east-somerset-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@bath-and-north-east-somerset-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@bath-and-north-east-somerset-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@bath-and-north-east-somerset-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@bath-and-north-east-somerset-council.gov