Official UK procurement notice
Generalist Advice Services for Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Authority: Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0E)
Published estimate£567,608≈ £568k / year · £681,129 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 10 Feb 2026awarded 22 Apr 2026
Awarded to COMMUNITY ADVICE LISBURN & CASTLEREAGH
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLisburn and Castlereagh City Council wishes to invite tenders from competent and experienced organisations or consortia to provide accessible, quality Generalist Advice Services across the Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council area for the period commencing 1st April 2026 - 31st March 2027 with options to extend for a further two additional 12-month periods, depending on funding and discretion of Council
CPV: Other community, social and personal services · Provision of services to the community
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£567,608
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality Criteria Questions: 50%
- Cost: 40%
- Social Values: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality Criteria Questions
- Social Values
- Cost
What this means for your bid
- 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
- 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
- 6 Jan 2026, 11:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Apr 2026, 08:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
T25/26-070- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-002823- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fff7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
- Submission deadline
- 10 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
6 Jan 2026 → 22 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published293 days ago6 Jan 2026, 11:46 GMT
- Tender notice published286 days ago13 Jan 2026, 16:13 GMT
- Clarification questions by265 days ago3 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline258 days ago10 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by238 days ago1 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts208 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent187 days ago22 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published187 days ago22 Apr 2026, 08:41 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Jan 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published6 Jan 2026, 11:46 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published13 Jan 2026, 16:13 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £567,60813 Jan 2026, 16:13 GMTwas £567,608
- Status changed to active13 Jan 2026, 16:13 GMT
- Procurement method changed13 Jan 2026, 16:13 GMT
- Deadline published: 10 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT13 Jan 2026, 16:13 GMT
- Contract award notice published22 Apr 2026, 08:41 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Apr 2026, 08:41 BST
- Contract signature expected2 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £189,2051 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY ADVICE LISBURN & CASTLEREAGHSMEVCSE15 May 2026 – 15 May 2027 · up to 15 May 2028Extensions: 1+1+1 | £189,205 | 22 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- COMMUNITY ADVICE LISBURN & CASTLEREAGHAwarded 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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender