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# Lewisham Advice Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lewisham-advice-services-ocds-h6vhtk-066bfa). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Borough of Lewisham: "Lewisham Advice Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £950,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.londontenders.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Lewisham](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-lewisham-ons-e09000023)
- **Published Value:** £950,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 September 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI44
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lewisham-advice-services-ocds-h6vhtk-066bfa#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-066bfa`

## 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/lewisham-advice-services-ocds-h6vhtk-066bfa#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [londontenders.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.londontenders.org%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lewisham-advice-services-ocds-h6vhtk-066bfa#participate

## Description
The Council intends to commission a single, integrated Advice Service operating borough wide. The service is expected to provide information, advice and guidance on matters including welfare benefits, debt, housing, immigration and wider cost of living pressures, and to:
• Support financial resilience and wellbeing through timely, high-quality advice that helps residents maximise income, manage debt, secure housing and avoid escalation into crisis.
• Provide accessible, multi-channel access, maintaining high volume routes (such as telephone and digital) alongside face to face and outreach provision.
• Reach those most in need through targeted outreach and early intervention, particularly for residents facing barriers to access.
• Build community capacity, with the commissioned provider acting as a strategic lead for borough wide, community led advice, working in partnership with smaller and specialist VCS organisations and offering capacity building support such as "advice first aid".
Contract details
Estimated contract value: up to £950,000 per annum
• Estimated contract term: 2 years from April 2027, with the option to extend up to a maximum of 3 years, subject to funding availability and performance

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £950,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 01/04/2029
- **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%2F062948-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-03T14:58:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T23:45:09.043Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-066bfa