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# Provision of General Advice Service to the Community across BCP Council

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-general-advice-service-to-the-community-across-bcp-council-ocds-h6vhtk-034774). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council: "Provision of General Advice Service to the Community across BCP Council". Published status: complete. Published Value: £2,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Jun 2023, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole-council-ons-e06000058)
- **Published Value:** £2,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 June 2023 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Other community, social and personal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK24
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0023
- **Awarded Value:** £1,185,896 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-034774`

## 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/provision-of-general-advice-service-to-the-community-across-bcp-council-ocds-h6vhtk-034774#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-general-advice-service-to-the-community-across-bcp-council-ocds-h6vhtk-034774#participate

## Description
Provision of General Advice Service to the Community across BCP Council

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £2,500,000
- **Description:** This contract has been split into two elements:
1.	General Advice Service: is for the provision of free advice and support to residents within BCP on a range of issues such as debt management, immigration, consumer issues, relationships, benefits cla...
- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2023 to 31/03/2028

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Provision of General Advice Service to the Community across BCP Council (active)
  - Award id: `027900-2023-DN617749-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Citizen Advice Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-93197`
  - Value: £1,185,896 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Provision of General Advice Service to the Community across BCP Council (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,185,896
  - Signed Date: 11/09/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027954-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-21T15:30:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T00:46:30.298Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-034774