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title: "Information, Advice and Guidance Service"
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# Information, Advice and Guidance Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/information-advice-and-guidance-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04a410). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Information, Advice and Guidance Service: "Information, Advice and Guidance Service". Published status: active. Published Value: £975,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Information, Advice and Guidance Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/information-advice-and-guidance-service-GB-FTS-125504)
- **Published Value:** £975,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 October 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Other community, social and personal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI62
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/information-advice-and-guidance-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04a410#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04a410`

## 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/information-advice-and-guidance-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04a410#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fcroydontenders)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/information-advice-and-guidance-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04a410#participate

## Description
The London Borough of Croydon (‘the Council") is seeking to engage providers for the provision of Information, Advice and Guidance. The aim of a universal IAG service in Croydon is to improve and protect people’s wellbeing, prevent problems from worsening and turning into crises, and reduce residents’ need for other services. The Service will do this by providing high quality, free, independent, impartial and confidential advice, open to all Croydon residents across a range of topics. The Provider will offer services to include: •	General, accredited information and advice•	General casework•	Specialist casework•	Advocacy•	Research and campaigns work•	Financial capability work•	Digital training•	Volunteering opportunities•	Legal advice Subject areas covered include but are not limited to:•	Welfare benefits •	Debt and money management•	Housing and Homelessness•	Employment issues•	Immigration •	Discrimination The full scope of the contract requirements are provid

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £975,000
- **Description:** The London Borough of Croydon (‘the Council") is seeking to engage providers for the provision of Information, Advice and Guidance. The aim of a universal IAG service in Croydon is to improve and protect people’s wellbeing, prevent problems from wors...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031146-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-09-30T10:19:25.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T14:50:52.227Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04a410