Official UK procurement notice
Mid Ulster Generalist Advice Service
Authority: Mid Ulster District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGeneralist voluntary advice is provided across Northern Ireland through a partnership between the Department for Communities and Councils. The aim of the general advice service is to provide independent benefit advice to the residents of Mid Ulster to maximise income to individuals, families, households. The advice is free at the point of delivery. Good quality advice and information is seen as a means of empowering individuals to make informed decisions and seeking to improve all aspects of someone's life. The need for advice support tends to be people who are experiencing hardship or deprivation or who have a lack of access to resources. The generalist voluntary advice sector can act as an advocate on behalf of the individual in an independent manner. The importance of generalist voluntary advice provision means that it is a high priority for central government and local Council
CPV: Other community, social and personal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,080,000
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).
- As per ITT Document - Quality Criteria: Service Delivery Model 50%
- As per ITT Document - Quality Criteria: Access and Coverage 25%
- As per ITT Document - Quality Criteria: Publicity and Promotion 25%
- Cost - Financial Assessment: Cost - Pricing Schedule
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
- 5 Jan 2026, 14:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 May 2026, 09:08 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
MUDC 473- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000355- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ff71Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Via E Tenders NI Portal
Timeline
5 Jan 2026 → 1 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published294 days ago5 Jan 2026, 14:28 GMT
- Clarification questions by272 days ago27 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadline266 days ago2 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by208 days ago31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent178 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published178 days ago1 May 2026, 09:08 BST
- Standstill ends165 days ago13 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts147 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jan 2026- Tender notice published5 Jan 2026, 14:28 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published1 May 2026, 09:08 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 May 2026, 09:08 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH TYRONE EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMEVCSE1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 | £10,800,000 inc. VATten times the procedure’s published value or more · possibly a unit error, check the notice | 23 Apr 2026standstill to 13 May 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 1 | — |
Who bid
- wonSOUTH TYRONE EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMEVCSE · Northern Ireland
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SOUTH TYRONE EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMEAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
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