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Published 10 Sept 2026, 16:32 BST
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CRF Community Advice & Support programme (General Advice)

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Local Council
services
SME eligible
VCSE eligible
Above threshold
Civic betterment and community facility support services
Community action programme
Other community
+2 more
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published value
£9,600,000
≈ £3,197,202 / year
Submission deadline
Open opportunity
planning
Lots published
1
Lots published in procedure
Contract duration
3 yrs
Starts 1 Apr 2027, 01:00 BST
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
Published portal

What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council: "CRF Community Advice & Support programme (General Advice)". Published status: planning. Published value: £9,600,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Official Requirement Description:
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement to inform the future procurement of integrated Welfare Advice Services across Bradford District, with an anticipated contract commencement date of 1 April 2027. The Council is exploring a potential three-lot commissioning model comprising: (1) Welfare Advice Services, (2) Community Welfare Connect Services, and (3) Welfare Advice Network Support and Training Services. The future service aims to provide accessible, inclusive and high-quality support for residents experiencing financial hardship and welfare-related challenges, including welfare benefits, debt, housing and wider advice and support needs. The Council is seeking feedback from the market on service design, lotting arrangements, lead provider and partnership models, mobilisation considerations, delivery capacity, and opportunities for innovation. Feedback received will help inform the procurement strategy, service specification and future route to market. Interested providers will be invited to attend a supplier engagement event on 21 September 2026. Event location and joining details will be provided to registered attendees in due course. Participation in this engagement exercise is voluntary and will not form part of any future procurement evaluation.

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #LOT-0000
    Individual lot title not published
    planning
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    VCSE eligible

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Award criteria weighting not published in structured data — consult the tender pack documents.
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)BOOKTRUSTHolds 55.6% of historical attributable spend
High Concentration
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~£6,394,404 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 3 yrs
    • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    Not availableEarly / insufficient sample
    Needs a published budget AND award for the same procedure
    Competition Density
    Not availableNo published reports
    Single-bidder rate: Not published
    Supplier Concentration
    High ConcentrationModerate
    BOOKTRUSTTop vendor: 55.6% of attributable value
    Published spend
    £135,046Historical spend
    Cumulative GBP spend across 3 retained awards
    Typical award value
    £37,523Moderate (n=3)
    Middle 50% of awards: £37,523 – £48,762 · 11% of the sector median for CPV 75
    Awarded spend by half-year
    2024-H2
    2025-H1
    2025-H2
    2026-H1
    2026-H2
    Methodology & coverage notes (3 active published awards)
    Coverage: 3 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot); 3 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
    Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 75):
    Supplier Name
    Historic Awards
    Attributable Value
    Avg. Price Discount
    BOOKTRUST2 wins£75,046No published budget
    JLA FIRE & SECURITY LIMITED1 win£60,000No published budget

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 75 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Suitable for SMEs
    Prepared 10 Sept 2026, 18:19 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    0%
    CPV sector evidence · 63 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    3reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 1,076 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~55 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 100 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    Stable notice
    Published terms remained unchanged
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 75)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
    See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier list
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    TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDCRN: BR007627
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    hub South West Scotland Limited
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    Reed in PartnershipCRN: 0851645
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    Palladium International LtdCRN: PYNR-7854-GVZQ
    		29 contracts£1,232,647,798At ceiling / not disclosed
    Ingeus UK LtdCRN: 4320853
    		35 contracts£1,205,273,363-0% below budget
    Hub South East Scotland Limited
    		1 contract£1,200,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    Hub East Central Scotland Limited
    		1 contract£1,200,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    Hub West Scotland Limited
    		1 contract£1,200,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
    London Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) Mayoral Youth Clubs Safety ProgrammeMayors Office For Policing And Crime · 9 Sept 2026, 12:07 BST
    		£2,900,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    DA0045 - Refuge ProvisionLeicester City Council · 10 Sept 2026, 16:11 BST
    		£1,320,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    CAWT PEACEPLUS Community Connections and Wellbeing project (CCWP) - Delivery of Psychosocial Activities and Community Supports (WHSCT & SHSCT Areas)Regional Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service · 10 Sept 2026, 12:35 BST
    		£3,369,570
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Low Level Support Services - HSG Tender TorfaenTorfaen County Borough Council · 8 Sept 2026, 14:13 BST
    		£2,800,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Adult Mental Health Support Services for SwindonSwindon Borough Council · 8 Sept 2026, 12:39 BST
    		£3,955,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodStandard public procedureLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    		Procurement categoryservices
    Notice statusplanningProcurement threshold
    Above threshold
    (FTS publication)
    		Regulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
    Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
    Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published10 Sept 2026, 16:32 BSTLast source update10 Sept 2026, 16:32 BST
    Estimated future notice26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTClassification (CPV)Civic betterment and community facility support services, Community action programme, Other community, social and personal services, Provision of services to the community
    Delivery area
    Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f75c
    Timeline
    1. Pipeline notice
      10 Sept 2026, 16:32 BST
    2. Procedure published
      10 Sept 2026, 16:32 BST
    3. engagement
      21 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduled
      https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=108973&TID=100114028&B=

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (0)No award published
    Contracts (0)No contract published
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Official notice release published
      10 Sept 2026, 16:32 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

    Contracting authority
    Local Council
    GB-PPON-PBWW-4714-TBHN
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    Official Documents & Specifications (1)

    Official links; attachments are not copied