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# Contract for a Credit Union to Underpin A Community Banking Offer in Barking and Dagenham

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-a-credit-union-to-underpin-a-community-banking-offer-in-barking-and-dagenham-ocds-h6vhtk-03013d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Borough of Barking and Dagenham: "Contract for a Credit Union to Underpin A Community Banking Offer in Barking and Dagenham". Published status: complete. Published Value: £500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Barking and Dagenham](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-barking-and-dagenham-ons-e09000002)
- **Published Value:** £500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 January 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Banking services, Credit granting services, Micro-credit granting services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI52
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £500,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-a-credit-union-to-underpin-a-community-banking-offer-in-barking-and-dagenham-ocds-h6vhtk-03013d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03013d`

## 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/contract-for-a-credit-union-to-underpin-a-community-banking-offer-in-barking-and-dagenham-ocds-h6vhtk-03013d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-a-credit-union-to-underpin-a-community-banking-offer-in-barking-and-dagenham-ocds-h6vhtk-03013d#participate

## Description
This is an Award Notice for the following Contract Notice placed:
London Borough of Barking & Dagenham are seeking an innovative and forward-thinking Credit Union partner who is up for the challenge of developing a Community Banking offer with us. Our vision is that fair, affordable and appropriate financial products and services are available to everyone who lives or works in Barking and
Dagenham. We are looking for a Credit Union partnership to drive this forward and help us achieve our goals. The Credit Union does not have to be London based, we welcome applications from any Credit Union with excellent digital delivery.
Full details can be found in the tender documents.
What we are looking for in a partnership:
• Organisational strength and ability to grow: a credit union that can demonstrate its financial health and ability to grow an innovative offer with us in Barking and Dagenham to meet local needs.
• Products and Services: a credit union with a well-established comprehensive range of products and services that can meet different customer needs, including savings accounts, instant loans and transactional banking facilities at minimum.
• Partnership working: a credit union that can demonstrate propensity and willingness to work innovatively with the council and borough partners over the course of the contract.
• Service delivery: a credit union with a strong digital offer and can provide full, remote access to products and services via the web and/or mobile app. Other forms of engagement for those who are digitally excluded should also be available i.e. telephone
• Impact and performance: a credit union with ambitious but realistic expectations of joint performance targets and a vision for the change we aim to see in Barking and Dagenham, as well as the ability to evidence the wider social, wellbeing and local economic impact of provision
The contract is for 3 years with the option to extend for up to a further period of 1+1 years. London Borough of Barking and Dagenham will provide a number of investments to ensure the productivity of the partnership.
The contract is advertised at £500,000 however, £250,000 is the budget envelope for the duration of the contract. Additional funds over the budget envelope to grow the offer may become available during the contract, including potential capital investment. There is no commitment to additional funds at this stage.
We invite Credit Unions who meet the specification to submit a response to the Tender.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 66110000, 66113100
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £500,000
- **Description:** This is an Award Notice for the following Contract Noticed placed: 
London Borough of Barking & Dagenham are seeking an innovative and forward-thinking Credit Union partner who is up for the challenge of developing a Community Banking offer with us. ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Community Banking service in Barking and Dagenham (active)
  - Award id: `020536-2022-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Leeds City Credit Union**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-60034`
  - Value: £500,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Community Banking service in Barking and Dagenham (active)
  - Signed Value: £500,000
  - Signed Date: 04/02/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020536-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-07-27T16:01:37.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T14:49:15.369Z
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