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# TC019 - Advice Services Infrastructure Support

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tc019-advice-services-infrastructure-support-ocds-h6vhtk-03893f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Metropolitan Borough of Bolton: "TC019 - Advice Services Infrastructure Support". Published status: complete. Published Value: £440,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Jan 2023, 16:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Metropolitan Borough of Bolton](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/metropolitan-borough-of-bolton-GB-FTS-69702)
- **Published Value:** £440,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 January 2023 at 16:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Other community, social and personal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £423,300 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03893f`

## 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/tc019-advice-services-infrastructure-support-ocds-h6vhtk-03893f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tc019-advice-services-infrastructure-support-ocds-h6vhtk-03893f#participate

## Description
The Authority has identified the need for an advice support partner with the capacity and capability to support and provide Bolton residents with a large and varied provision of services.
The Authority provides advice on an array of matters currently and has recognised the need to procure an advice service to complement the current Authority’s and other relevant partners offers.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £440,000
- **Description:** The Borough Council of Bolton (“the Authority”) received tenders for Advice Services Infrastructure Support which was  subject to the information, specification and tender package.
The Authority has identified the need for an advice support partner w...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** TC019 - Advice Services Infrastructure Support (active)
  - Award id: `005122-2023-TC019-1`
  - Supplier(s): **BOLTON CAB SOLUTIONS LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-75763`
  - Value: £423,300 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** TC019 - Advice Services Infrastructure Support (active)
  - Signed Value: £423,300
  - Signed Date: 21/02/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005122-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-02-21T09:54:46.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T20:21:07.734Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03893f