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Published 2 Apr 2026, 16:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Welfare Advice Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£416,768published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 1 Apr 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to The Big Life Group

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a confidential, and impartial advisory service on issues like debt, benefits, housing, and employment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
85320000 Social services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
2 Apr 2026, 16:12 BST
Last source update
2 Apr 2026, 16:23 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031115
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067c40 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Prototypes Development
Published justification

This programme feeds directly into the new Health and Wellbeing Hub model, which has not previously been embedded within any hospital based environment and is itself a new and developing service for MFT. Citizens advise activity, and the associated contract award, contribute directly to defining and shaping this service and its development over the duration of this contract and will itself therefore continue to be developed to support the Hub. As such, it is MFT Procurement opinion that the contract is suitable be awarded under the direct award criteria for Prototypes and Development within PA23.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

2 Apr 2026 → 15 Apr 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published208 days ago
    2 Apr 2026, 16:23 BST
  2. Standstill ends195 days ago
    15 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    2 Apr 2026, 16:12 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    2 Apr 2026, 16:23 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £416,7681 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Big Life GroupWelfare Advice CA27 Apr 2026 – 26 Apr 2028 · up to 26 Apr 2029Extensions: 12 month optional extension£416,7681 Apr 2026standstill to 15 Apr 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXQG-2592-VYYY Finance & Procurement Business Unit, Wards 17 & 18, Trafford Hospital, Trafford, North West, M41 5SLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Citizens Advice ManchesterAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PJNQ-4269-GYNV Albert House 17 Bloom Street, Manchester, North West, M1 3HZContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender