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Provision of a Financial Well-being and Debt Advice Service in the Borough Council of Newcastle–under–Lyme 2026 – 2029

Buyer: The Borough Council of Newcastle-under-Lyme →

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BuyerThe Borough Council of Newcastle-under-Lyme
StatusAwarded
Deadline8 May 2026
Value£210,000
Published22 Jul 2026

What is being bought

The Borough Council of Newcastle-under-Lyme is seeking an experienced provider to continue the delivery of a Financial Well-Being and Debt Advice Service. This service remains a priority for the Council particularly in the current economic climate.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Provision of a Financial Well-being and Debt Advice Service in the Borough Council of Newcastle–under–Lyme 2026 – 2029

Statusactive
Value£210,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Oct 2026 to 30 Sept 2028

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0610ce
Latest release ID068951-2026
Latest release timestampWed Jul 22 2026 08:01:03 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034165-2026
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
22 Jul 2026awardUpdate, contractUpdate068951-2026
10 Jun 2026award, contract054958-2026
15 Apr 2026tenderUpdate034165-2026
10 Apr 2026tender032869-2026
28 Jan 2026planning007552-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (5 releases)
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15 Apr 2026 · 034165-2026 · tenderUpdate
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10 Apr 2026 · 032869-2026 · tender
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28 Jan 2026 · 007552-2026 · planning
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