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# Community Based Debt Advice Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-based-debt-advice-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04bdc1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE: "Community Based Debt Advice Services". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £30,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/money-and-pensions-service-gov-ot1266)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £30,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Legal advisory services, Other community, social and personal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04bdc1`

## 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/community-based-debt-advice-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04bdc1#tl-md)

## Description
The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is an arm's-length body, sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions, with a joint commitment to ensure information, guidance and advice is provided to members of the public in the clearest and most cost-effective way. 
This Notice is notification that, following a consultation phase, MaPS is now moving into the early stages of market engagement for the commissioning of its community-based debt advice services. MaPS invites the sector to engage and seeks early input to develop the requirements.
This is a first step to engaging widely over the coming months. This phase will involve three virtual engagement events, where we propose to discuss the following elements of the requirements:
Event 1: The competitive process, Geography & lotting, length of agreement, budget & should cost modelling, target clients and delivery channels 
Event 2: Payment approach, performance monitoring, data and reporting requirements, value for money 
Event 3: Workforce wellbeing, Social Value,  accessibility, service transition, quality assurance and training 
The content of each session may be subject to final amends.
The virtual engagement events will be held via MS Teams Webinars on the following dates:
Event 1: Thursday 12th December 2024
Event 2: Wednesday 15th January 2025
Event 3: Wednesday 22nd January 2025
To attend an event(s) please follow the registration details provided in section II.2.14. 'Additional information' of this notice.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79111000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK

- **Description:** MaPS has a duty to provide members of the public in England with free and impartial information and advice on debt, ensuring it is available to those most in need, and including people in vulnerable circumstances. 
The community-based debt advice ser...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000475-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-01-08T11:56:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T10:33:01.435Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04bdc1