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title: "Debt, Welfare and Housing Information and Advice Services"
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# Debt, Welfare and Housing Information and Advice Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/debt-welfare-and-housing-information-and-advice-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0377f7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council: "Debt, Welfare and Housing Information and Advice Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/blackburn-with-darwen-borough-council-ons-e06000008)
- **Published Value:** £1,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 November 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Other services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD41
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0377f7`

## 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/debt-welfare-and-housing-information-and-advice-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0377f7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/debt-welfare-and-housing-information-and-advice-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0377f7#participate

## Description
The provision of a Debt, Welfare and Housing information and advice service within the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen for a period of three years. In addition, there is the requirement to provide 2 appropriately experienced staff to be a part of a council team, headed by the Benefits Service to implement a government led Supported Housing Improvement Programme. Included in the programme will be the review of supported housing accommodation quality, and for the provision of transitionary support to assist residents with moving into, and maintaining more permanent mainstream accommodation. This element of the specification will be for the period of 1st May 2023 to 30th April 2025.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** The provision of a Debt, Welfare and Housing information and advice service within the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen for a period of three years. In addition, there is the requirement to provide 2 appropriately experienced staff to be a part of a ...
- **Contract Period:** 04/01/2023 to 30/06/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Debt, Welfare and Housing Information and Advice Services (active)
  - Award id: `014720-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Shelter**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-151080`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Debt, Welfare and Housing Information and Advice Services (active)

  - Signed Date: 13/01/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014720-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-05-24T08:56:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T00:45:34.164Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0377f7