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Published 16 Apr 2026, 12:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Money advice / Debt advice services

Official notice

Authority: Ipswich Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: East of England (UKH14)
Budget not disclosed£0exc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 May 2026awarded 21 Jul 2026
Awarded to Anglia Care Trust
Contract term 4 yrs 1 moends 30 Jun 2030 · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of a Debt Advice, Budgeting and Welfare Benefits Advice service to applicants/tenants of Ipswich Borough Council’s Housing Services.

The service will support the Council’s homelessness prevention and tenancy sustainment objectives and provide resilience through improving financial capability.

CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 4 yrs 1 moPublished value£0
Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 2030 (4 yrs 1 mo)
85000000 Health and social work services98000000 Other community, social and personal services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Please see the procurement documents. 40% price and 60% quality

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
16 Apr 2026, 12:01 BST
Last source update
21 Sept 2026, 10:46 BST
Authority reference
IBC/20141
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034622
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068407 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
18 May 2026, 11:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.suffolksourcing.uk ↗

Timeline

16 Apr 2026 → 21 Sept 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published191 days ago
    16 Apr 2026, 12:01 BST
  2. Submission deadline159 days ago
    18 May 2026, 11:00 BST
  3. Contract starts146 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published33 days ago
    21 Sept 2026, 10:46 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Apr 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Apr 2026, 12:01 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    21 Sept 2026, 10:46 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    21 Sept 2026, 10:46 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £160,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Anglia Care Trust SMEVCSE£160,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Anglia Care Trust SMEVCSE

    Signed
    21 Jul 2026
    Value
    £160,000
    Period
    1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2 x 12 months

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ipswich Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPLT-7247-DMBJ Grafton House, 15-17 Russell Road, Ipswich, East of England, IP1 2DEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Anglia Care TrustAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZRY-7738-MWYM Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, East of England, IP5 3SLContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender