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title: "General and Specialist Information and Advice Services"
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# General and Specialist Information and Advice Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/general-and-specialist-information-and-advice-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05d131). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Salford City Council: "General and Specialist Information and Advice Services". Published status: complete. Contract Value: £4,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Salford City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/salford-city-council-ons-e08000006)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** £4,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD, UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £2,883,960 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/general-and-specialist-information-and-advice-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05d131#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05d131`

## 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/general-and-specialist-information-and-advice-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05d131#tl-md)

## Description
The General and Specialist Information and Advice contract is made up of the following
services:
High Street: Provides both general and specialist advice, from form filling to legal representation (where appropriate).
Health: Provides a general information and advice service that supports, informs, and enables clients to access information that is relevant to their individual needs.
Care Act: Provides a social care general information and advice service that supports, informs, and enables clients to access information that is relevant to their individual
needs. This service forms part of the council's statutory duty under the Care Act 2014 to provide information and advice.
Palliative Care: Financial advice and support to patients identified as being in the last year of life. This may also extend to family members/carers during the bereavement phase.
Disabled Children: Provide specialist benefits advice for Salford families with a disabled child receiving treatment at Pendleton Gateway and other appropriate venues in Salford.
This advice may cover welfare benefits as a specialism, and general advice about employment, debt, housing, health and community care.
Expectant families: Provide specialist advice about maternity benefits and maternity and paternity employments rights to expectant families, including teenagers, throughout the
pregnancy in appropriate settings for Salford patients.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85320000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** General and Specialist Information and Advice Services (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX (SALFORD)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:02226364`
  - Value: £2,883,960 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 19/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F025321-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-19T15:18:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T15:25:22.548Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05d131