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Published 17 Jun 2025, 13:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SBC1025 Provision of contract for the provision of an accessible financial advice service across Stevenage including specialist housing support

Official notice

Authority: Stevenage Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£805,000≈ £268k / year · £966,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Nov 2025awarded 22 Dec 2025
Awarded to Stevenage Citizens Advice Bureau
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Stevenage Borough Council are currently seeking tenders for the provision of an accessible financial advice service including specialist housing support. The Council requires the provision of a free, tailored and confidential financial information and advice service within Stevenage. This information and advice must be impartial and accessible to all Stevenage residents irrespective of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief, disability or socio-economic factors. The service must result in added social value to the residents and town of Stevenage through increased uptake of benefits and other awards, increased wellbeing and life chances for residents, and a reduction in hardship. It must also add value to the work of the voluntary and public sector in tackling issues of social exclusion for residents living across the town. The contract will also cover the requirement for specialist support and advice through a Court Desk Worker and Welfare Benefits Officer. The contract period is for an initial term of 3 years, the Council shall be entitled at its absolute discretion to extend the contract period for a further 2 years. The tender documents can be accessed from the ‘My Tenders’ area of the Supply Hertfordshire website intendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/… ↗ and selecting the ‘View Details’ button of this project. Please note the deadline for returns and allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted. Any questions relating to this tender should be made via correspondence on the website and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Nov 2030, 23:59 GMT.

CPV: Administrative housing services · Financial consultancy services · Financial management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£805,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensionsValue: £805,000 exc. VAT · £966,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: The option to extend up to a further 2 years

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
  • Simple description: Quality weighting - 90% Social Value Weighting- 10%

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
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 1 Nov 2030
First published
17 Jun 2025, 13:22 BST
Last source update
15 Apr 2026, 16:17 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 16 Dec 2025
Authority reference
CCD 01611
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066766
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Administrative housing servicesFinancial consultancy servicesFinancial management consultancy services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054e3d Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Risks

Known Risk - Local Government Re-Organisation

The Council may be subject to reorganisation under legislation introduced in relation to Local Government Reorganisation. In those circumstances there may be instances where repetitious or duplicated agreements become difficult or burdensome to continue with. In those circumstances, the contract that tenderers enter into will be subject to a provision that will allow the Council to terminate or curtail the contract if it would be prudent to do

so. For more information see Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation - eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/d=stevenage.gov.uk&u… ↗

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
7 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Jun 2025 → 15 Apr 2026 · 11 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    17 Jun 2025, 13:22 BST
  2. Market engagement
    8 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

    Documents and further details available via in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/… ↗

    Submission of the Supplier Questionnaire (please see Appendix A - separate MS Word document) following instructions in Section 10. Supplier Questionnaire must be received by 12.00 midday on Tuesday 8th July 2025.

  3. Next notice expected394 days ago
    22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published366 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 14:47 BST
  5. Clarification questions by348 days ago
    7 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  6. Submission deadline334 days ago
    21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  7. Award decision expected by309 days ago
    16 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  8. Assessment summaries sent304 days ago
    22 Dec 2025
  9. Standstill ends288 days ago
    6 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  10. Contract starts204 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  11. Latest notice published189 days ago
    15 Apr 2026, 16:17 BST

Notice history

9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jun 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    17 Jun 2025, 13:22 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    20 Oct 2025, 14:47 BST
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    20 Oct 2025, 14:47 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    20 Oct 2025, 14:47 BST
  5. Deadline published: 21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
    20 Oct 2025, 14:47 BST
  6. Contract award notice published
    22 Dec 2025, 09:57 GMT
    UK6
  7. Status changed to complete
    22 Dec 2025, 09:57 GMT
  8. Contract signature expected
    12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  9. Contract details notice published
    15 Apr 2026, 16:17 BST
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-06: 1 release · 17 Jun 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £805,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Stevenage Citizens Advice BureauSMEVCSE1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: 3 year term with a possible 2 year extension£805,00022 Dec 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • SBC1025 Provision of contract for the provision of an accessible financial advice service across Stevenage including specialist housing support · Stevenage Citizens Advice BureauSMEVCSE

    Signed
    27 Mar 2026
    Value
    £805,000
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    3 year term with a possible 2 year extension

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Stevenage Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHLV-8626-LHWZ Daneshill House, Danestrete, Stevenage, East of England, SG1 1HNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure