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Universal Information, Advice & Guidance Service

Warrington Borough Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Warrington Borough Council

Buyer Address: Warrington Borough Council, Warrington, UKD61, WA1 1UH, United Kingdom

Contact Email: centralprocurement@warrington.gov.uk

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
3800000.0 GBP
Gross: 4560000 GBP
Published
15 May 2025, 14:31
Deadline
23 Jun 2025, 11:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Warrington Borough Council is looking to commission community advice services for the supply of: • Legal, Debt and Housing Advice Services (core service) • Outreach Service (eg. GP surgeries, Children's Centres, Community settings). The Service is required to have a physical presence in Warrington to deliver the face to face work as detailed in the service specification. The service should be provided in a manner that enables access, especially to those groups who do not traditionally access town centre based provisions. The service will be delivered from relevant and accessible venues. The council are looking to work with a single provider who can deliver all aspects of the above contract. The service aims to: • provide a single point of access for information advice and guidance services. • reduce direct costs, whilst maintaining quality. • modernise the approach of delivering information advice and guidance services in Warrington. • promote the provision of self-help and online information, advice and guidance. Aside from the core contract there are additional elements to deliver the following separate services: • Domestic Abuse Worker • Macmillan Benefits Advice and Welfare Service

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities

Link Description: DN773879

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021865-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 3,800,000

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 4,560,000

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2025-12-01T00:00:00Z

Lot 1 Contract End: 2030-11-30T23:59:59Z

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality (100%)

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: DN773879

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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