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title: "409 - Welfare Benefits, Information and Debt Advice Services"
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# 409 - Welfare Benefits, Information and Debt Advice Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/409-welfare-benefits-information-and-debt-advice-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0402ef). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Wigan Council: "409 - Welfare Benefits, Information and Debt Advice Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Wigan Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wigan-council-ons-e08000010)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 November 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Financial and insurance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £2,250,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0402ef`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/409-welfare-benefits-information-and-debt-advice-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0402ef#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3D9e07d9ab-7458-ee11-8124-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/409-welfare-benefits-information-and-debt-advice-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0402ef#participate

## Description
Wigan Council wishes to establish a contract for the provision of welfare benefit, information and debt advice services across the borough. The contract will be for a period of 3 years with two separate 12-month contract extensions. Therefore, potentially a 5-year contract term (if extension clause exercised).
The service will commence on 1st April 2024 and the successful bidder will be required to provide advice and support to residents aimed at maximising income and reducing debt and homelessness. The services should be easily accessible across the borough and deliver positive outcomes including increased income for the council and a reduction in demand for public services.
The service is required to support our Deal 2030 priorities and address issues linked to the cost-of-living crisis and any future economic challenges. It should provide independent and impartial advice that is efficient and effective in preventing and reducing the problems faced by residents in relation to, but not limited to:
• benefits
• debt
• employment
• health and social care
• housing
• immigration

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** This procurement followed the FTS Open Tender procedure.
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2024 to 31/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 409 - Welfare Benefits, Information and Debt Advice Services (active)
  - Award id: `002732-2024-409-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Citizens Advice Service in the Borough**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-103519`
  - Value: £2,250,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 409 - Welfare Benefits, Information and Debt Advice Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,250,000
  - Signed Date: 26/01/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002732-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-01-26T12:52:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T19:59:34.979Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0402ef