Official UK procurement notice
Cost of Living Advisor Service
Authority: East Staffordshire Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEast Staffordshire Borough Council is seeking to engage a suitably experienced organisation to provide professional and expert support to households affected by the cost of living crisis. It is expected that this will be 1.5 FTE posts for 24 months which will provide direct support with identifying and accessing relevant resources and activities to improve the financial position of the household, as well as providing appropriate referrals into other services as necessary.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£160,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Method Statements (1-4): 60%
- Pricing: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Pricing
- Method Statements (1-4)
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Apr 2026, 15:13 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jun 2026, 10:15 BST
- Authority reference
2026-04-COLA- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032035- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067e36Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
8 Apr 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published196 days ago8 Apr 2026, 15:13 BST
- Clarification questions by174 days ago29 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline168 days ago6 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published128 days ago15 Jun 2026, 10:15 BST
- Contract starts112 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Apr 2026- Tender notice published8 Apr 2026, 15:13 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published15 Jun 2026, 10:15 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete15 Jun 2026, 10:15 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens Advice Mid MerciaSME | £160,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Citizens Advice Mid MerciaSME
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2026
- Value
- £160,000
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2028
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Citizen's Advice Mid MerciaAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender