Official UK procurement notice
SBC1025 Provision of contract for the provision of an accessible financial advice service across Stevenage including specialist housing support
Authority: Stevenage Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStevenage 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 publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£805,000
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).
- 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054e3dFind a Tender
- 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- 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
Timeline
17 Jun 2025 → 15 Apr 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published17 Jun 2025, 13:22 BST
- Market engagement8 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.
- Next notice expected394 days ago22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published366 days ago20 Oct 2025, 14:47 BST
- Clarification questions by348 days ago7 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline334 days ago21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by309 days ago16 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent304 days ago22 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends288 days ago6 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published189 days ago15 Apr 2026, 16:17 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jun 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Jun 2025, 13:22 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published20 Oct 2025, 14:47 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active20 Oct 2025, 14:47 BST
- Procurement method changed20 Oct 2025, 14:47 BST
- Deadline published: 21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT20 Oct 2025, 14:47 BST
- Contract award notice published22 Dec 2025, 09:57 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Dec 2025, 09:57 GMT
- Contract signature expected12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published15 Apr 2026, 16:17 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-06: 1 release · 17 Jun 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenage Citizens Advice BureauSMEVCSE1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: 3 year term with a possible 2 year extension | £805,000 | 22 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
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
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications All documents are available from the portal as per the web address above
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- 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