Official UK procurement notice
COV - Crisis Resilience Fund – Building Resilience Services
Authority: Coventry City Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this contract is to explore, define, and refine the requirements for Coventry City Council to deliver Financial Resilience Services in line with Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) expectations and CRF objectives.
CPV: Guidance services · Other community, social and personal services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£510,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Specialist Legal, Advocacy and Crisis InterventionAwardedRenewalPublished value£255,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Financial Resilience and CapabilityAwardedRenewalPublished value£255,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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)
- Quality: 50%
- Quality: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Quality
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 14 Jul 2026, 15:07 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Sept 2026, 15:49 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Sept 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066304- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cb08Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please register via Coventry City Council's e-procurement system - CSW-JETS via sell2.in-tend.co.uk/midlands/home ↗
Registration is free, and takes just a few minutes. When complete, you will be able to express interest in any of the Councils’/Authorities’ opportunities when they are made available including this tender. In addition, we will be able to access your details whenever we have a requirement, and you may then be invited to tender or quote for work. Once you are registered and log in to the system you will be able to locate the tender opportunity, express interest and access the documentation by selecting the CSW-JETS portal.
Timeline
14 Jul 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published103 days ago14 Jul 2026, 15:07 BST
- Clarification questions by72 days ago14 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline72 days ago14 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent52 days ago3 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published52 days ago3 Sept 2026, 15:49 BST
- Award decision expected by51 days ago3 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends40 days ago14 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts24 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jul 2026- Tender notice published14 Jul 2026, 15:07 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published3 Sept 2026, 15:49 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Sept 2026, 15:49 BST
- Contract signature expected16 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Specialist Legal, Advocacy and Crisis Intervention1 award | |||
| Central England Law CentreVCSE1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 30 Jun 2027Extensions: one period of 3 months | £255,000 | 3 Sept 2026standstill to 14 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 2 · Financial Resilience and Capability1 award | |||
| Coventry Citizens AdviceVCSE1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 30 Jun 2027Extensions: One period of 3 months | £255,000 | 3 Sept 2026standstill to 14 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Specialist Legal, Advocacy and Crisis Intervention | 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2 · Financial Resilience and Capability | 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 2 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Central England Law CentreAwarded supplier
- Coventry Citizens AdviceAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender