Official UK procurement notice
Provision of A Homelessness Prevention and Financial Advice Service
Authority: Bridgend County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBCBC wishes to place an award notice for the Provision of A Homelessness Prevention and Financial Advice Service
CPV: Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000
- Condition of participation
Bidders must have suitable experience and successfully delivered a similar service. This service must have provided financial advice and housing support to households threatened with, or experiencing, imminent homelessness (or an equivalent housing crisis or relevant support service).
Bidders must hold the appropriate legal authorisation to deliver regulated financial and debt advice in the UK, specifically a current and valid registration with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 90%
- Commercial: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial: Weighted 100 Points (10%)
- Quality: Weighted on evaluation as 90% of the overall contract broken down in to : Method Statement Questions 500 points (50%) Interview 400 Points (40%)
- Condition of participation
Bidders must have suitable experience and successfully delivered a similar service. This service must have provided financial advice and housing support to households threatened with, or experiencing, imminent homelessness (or an equivalent housing crisis or relevant support service).
Bidders must hold the appropriate legal authorisation to deliver regulated financial and debt advice in the UK, specifically a current and valid registration with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Apr 2026, 10:12 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Aug 2026, 13:11 BST
- Authority reference
B474/26- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057497- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0681a3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
This tender opportunity is published via etenderwales via the link below.
etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.shtml ↗
itt_125291 - B474 - Provision of A Homelessness Prevention and Financial Advice Service
Timeline
14 Apr 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published194 days ago14 Apr 2026, 10:12 BST
- Market engagement163 days ago15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
We will be holding Provider Events on 23rd and 24th April (timeslots to be confirmed with interested providers). The purpose of holding a Provider Event is to establish the level of market interest and to gather information that will be beneficial in the tendering process. It will also be an opportunity for the providers to ask any questions about the contract. The event format will be 1-1 bookable timeslots with the provider and Bridgend Council officers present. It will take place online via Microsoft Teams.
All providers are welcome to attend and enquire. However, we always encourage local small and medium-sized enterprises to participate.
These events are not a formal call for competition, and non-participating providers will still be eligible to bid for the contract.
The formal Invitation to Tender will be published June 2026.
To book your time slot, please email: [email protected]
- Next notice expected139 days ago8 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published129 days ago18 Jun 2026, 11:51 BST
- Clarification questions by104 days ago13 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline97 days ago20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published72 days ago14 Aug 2026, 13:11 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 6 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Apr 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published14 Apr 2026, 10:12 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published18 Jun 2026, 11:51 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £500,00018 Jun 2026, 11:51 BSTwas £490,000
- Status changed to active18 Jun 2026, 11:51 BST
- Procurement method changed18 Jun 2026, 11:51 BST
- Deadline published: 20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST18 Jun 2026, 11:51 BST
- Contract award notice published14 Aug 2026, 13:11 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 Aug 2026, 13:11 BST
- Contract signature expected26 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WELSH HOUSING AID LTD t/a Shelter CymruVCSE1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2029 · up to 31 Oct 2031Extensions: Subject to Funding and approval (With an Option to Extend for a Further Period of Up to 24 Months) | £487,898 | 13 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 1 | 2 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Welsh Housing Aid Ltd trading as Shelter Cymru Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Bidders must register with eTenderWales to access the tender pack. This opportunity is published under the reference below, and all bids must be submitted through the eTenderWales portal via this link: itt_125291 - B474 - Provision of A Homelessness Prevention and Financial Advic…
- Technical specifications Full detailed specifications, including the complete service specification document, evaluation methodology, and contract terms, are available within the eTenderWales portal under reference itt_125291. Bidders must register with eTenderWales to access the tender pack. This opport…
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender