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# Social Welfare Advice Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/social-welfare-advice-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03d6e5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The London Borough of Hounslow, will shortly be preparing its procurement strategy to identify the most appropriate route to market for the delivery of Social Welfare Advice Service. Hounslow Council is conducting a market engagement exercise for the recommission of the Social Welfare Advice Service, an independent, confidential and free advice and support service that helps Hounslow residents solve their social welfare problems (in relation to welfare benefits, debt, housing, employment, consumer issues, family and relationships, discrimination and immigration). This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is an opportunity for potential bidders to identify their capacity to deliver this service.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Hounslow](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-hounslow-ons-e09000018)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administration, defence and social security services (primary), Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- **Delivery Location:** UKI75
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03d6e5`

## 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/social-welfare-advice-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03d6e5#tl-md)

## Description
The London Borough of Hounslow, will shortly be preparing its procurement strategy to identify the most appropriate route to market for the delivery of Social Welfare Advice Service.
Hounslow Council is conducting a market engagement exercise for the recommission of the Social Welfare Advice Service, an independent, confidential and free advice and support service that helps Hounslow residents solve their social welfare problems (in relation to welfare benefits, debt, housing, employment, consumer issues, family and relationships, discrimination and immigration).
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is an opportunity for potential bidders to identify their capacity to deliver this service.
The London Borough of Hounslow is keen to engage with potential providers, any potential provider interested in engaging with Hounslow should complete the market engagement questionnaire available on the London Tenders portal
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=3fe93427-1209-ee11-8123-005056b64545and submit by 13:00 on Wednesday 19th July 2023.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** Hounslow Council is conducting a market engagement exercise for the recommission of the Social Welfare Advice Service, an independent, confidential and free advice and support service that helps Hounslow residents solve their social welfare problems ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017143-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-06-16T09:35:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-15T11:44:11.364Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03d6e5
- **Licence:** Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.