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title: "Specialist Benefit Advice and Take-Up Service"
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# Specialist Benefit Advice and Take-Up Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialist-benefit-advice-and-take-up-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05578c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Bolton Council: "Specialist Benefit Advice and Take-Up Service". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £480,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Bolton Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bolton-council-ons-e08000001)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £480,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 August 2025 at 16:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Benefit services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialist-benefit-advice-and-take-up-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05578c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05578c`

## 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/specialist-benefit-advice-and-take-up-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05578c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** www.the-chest.org.uk

## Description
The Borough Council of Bolton ("the Authority") received tenders for the Specialist Benefit Advice and Take-Up Service Framework Agreement.
This Procurement was conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, using the Framework Procedure. The Framework period will be for four (4) years. It is intended for the contract to commence 1 October 2025, subject to the information, specification and tender package enclosed.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 75310000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £480,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2025 to 30/09/2029

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **AGE UK BOLTON, CITIZENS ADVICE BURY AND BOLTON LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-172111`, `GB-FTS-15443`
  - Value: £480,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 28/08/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036788-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-29T10:50:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T23:32:50.015Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05578c