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title: "CBC-2139-T-SK Information Advice and Guidance services"
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# CBC-2139-T-SK Information Advice and Guidance services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cbc-2139-rfi-sk-request-for-information-information-advice-and-guidance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06f447). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Central Bedfordshire Council: "CBC-2139-T-SK Information Advice and Guidance services". Published status: active. Published Value: £252,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: supplier.in-tend.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 26 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Central Bedfordshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/central-bedfordshire-council-ons-e06000056)
- **Published Value:** £252,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 November 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Community health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH25
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cbc-2139-rfi-sk-request-for-information-information-advice-and-guidance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06f447#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06f447`

## 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/cbc-2139-rfi-sk-request-for-information-information-advice-and-guidance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06f447#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplier.in-tend.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupplier.in-tend.co.uk%2Fcentralbedfordshire%2Fhome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cbc-2139-rfi-sk-request-for-information-information-advice-and-guidance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06f447#participate

## Description
The Council will be procuring community-based Information Advice and Guidance services.
Technical requirements and tender instructions of the Information Advice and Guidance Service is available within the Invitation to Tender documentation.
The Council will provide as much support and information as it can to help guide you through the quotation process.
Questions asked together with the response, will be made available to all tenderers, to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all. 
If there is anything you are not sure about or need clarification on, please use the Correspondence facility within the In-tend electronic tendering system.
Last date for receiving questions on the In-Tend system: 13/11/2026
Completed proposals and attachments should be submitted electronically by the due date via our In-tend electronic tendering system.
Quotations must be uploaded via the My Return section of the system.
Quotations submitted through the correspondence facility will not be considered.
Your proposal must be submitted via the In-tend system by no later than 12pm (noon) on 23/11/2026.
Proposal received after that time will be excluded.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £252,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F101210-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-26T16:20:43.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T15:16:48.550Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06f447