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Published 15 Sept 2026, 12:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

S1586 - Adult Information & Guidance Service and Employer Brokerage

Authority: Salford City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Published estimate £6,000,000≈ £2.0m / year · £7,200,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 1 Nov 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsup to 5 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Delivery of Adult Information & Guidance Service and Employer Brokerage services in Salford

CPV: Guidance services · Placement services of personnel

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 1 Apr 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 5 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: North West
Extensions
Extension options published
79610000 Placement services of personnel85312310 Guidance services

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
Planned procurement
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 Sept 2026, 12:30 BST
Last source update
15 Sept 2026, 12:30 BST
Authority reference
S1586
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Guidance servicesPlacement services of personnel
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fa03

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published5 days ago
    15 Sept 2026, 12:20 BST
  2. Market engagementin 8 days
    29 Sept 2026, 00:59 BSTMarket Engagement Questionnaire - Details included in market engagement questionnaire included on The Chest under reference DN829512.
  3. Tender notice expectedin 42 days
    1 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 192 days
    1 Apr 2027, 01:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Sept 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    15 Sept 2026, 12:30 BSTUK2
  2. Procurement method changed
    15 Sept 2026, 12:30 BST
  3. Pipeline notice published
    15 Sept 2026, 12:20 BSTUK1

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Salford City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRCJ-7674-MRWM Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, Manchester, North West, M27 5DA [email protected]
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Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure