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title: "Welfare Benefits and Debt Advice Service"
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# Welfare Benefits and Debt Advice Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/welfare-benefits-and-debt-advice-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02f035). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Birmingham City Council: "Welfare Benefits and Debt Advice Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,177,500. 6 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Birmingham City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/birmingham-city-council-ons-e08000025)
- **Published Value:** £1,177,500 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 December 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 6
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Provision of services to the community
- **Delivery Location:** UKG31
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £337,500 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/welfare-benefits-and-debt-advice-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02f035#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02f035`

## 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/welfare-benefits-and-debt-advice-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02f035#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-tendhost.co.uk%2Fbirminghamcc)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/welfare-benefits-and-debt-advice-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02f035#participate

## Description
Contract for the provision of Welfare benefits, debt advice and tribunal representation service as set out in the service specification document. The services have been divided into 3 Lots: I.	Face to Face Advice and Area Leadership Role: Four individual geographical contracts for North, South, East, West and Central Birmingham.II.	Telephone Advice Service: A city-wide telephone advice service (welfare benefits and debt advice).III.	Tribunal Representation Service: Advice and representation at tribunal for any welfare benefit that has an independent right of appeal.Lot	Service:Lot 1a	- Face-to-Face Advice and Area Leadership Role - NorthLot 1b	- Face-to-Face Advice and Area Leadership Role - SouthLot 1c	- Face-to-Face Advice and Area Leadership Role - EastLot 1d	- Face-to-Face Advice and Area Leadership Role – West and CentralLot 2 	- Telephone Advice – CitywideLot 3 	- Tribunal Representation – Citywide

## Lots (6)
### Lot 2: Telephone Advice – Citywide
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 75200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £247,500
- **Description:** Only one supplier will be appointed for the Telephone Advice.

### Lot 3: Tribunal Representation – Citywide
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 75200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £90,000
- **Description:** Only one supplier will be appointed for the Tribunal Representation.

### Lot 1a: Face-to-Face Advice & Area Leadership Role - North
- **Lot id:** `1a`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 75200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £210,000
- **Description:** For the Face to Face Advice & Area Leadership Role, a bidder can bid for all four lots but can only be awarded a maximum of two geographical areas.

### Lot 1b: Face-to-Face Advice & Area Leadership Role - South
- **Lot id:** `1b`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 75200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £210,000
- **Description:** For the Face to Face Advice & Area Leadership Role, a bidder can bid for all four lots but can only be awarded a maximum of two geographical areas.

### Lot 1c: Face-to-Face Advice and Area Leadership Role - East
- **Lot id:** `1c`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 75200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £210,000
- **Description:** For the Face to Face Advice & Area Leadership Role, a bidder can bid for all four lots but can only be awarded a maximum of two geographical areas.

### Lot 1d: Face-to-Face Advice and Area Leadership Role – West & Central
- **Lot id:** `1d`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 75200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £210,000
- **Description:** For the Face to Face Advice & Area Leadership Role, a bidder can bid for all four lots but can only be awarded a maximum of two geographical areas.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (6)
- **Award:** Face to Face Advice and Area Leadership Role - North (active)
  - Award id: `006090-2022-P0823-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Spitfire Advice and Support Services Ltd **
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-46096`
  - Value: £210,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Face-to-Face Advice & Area Leadership Role - South (active)
  - Award id: `006090-2022-P0823-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Birmingham Citizens Advice Bureau Service Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-152472`
  - Value: £210,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Face-to-Face Advice & Area Leadership Role - East (active)
  - Award id: `006090-2022-P0823-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Birmingham Citizens Advice Bureau Service Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-152472`
  - Value: £210,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Face-to-Face Advice & Area Leadership Role – West & Central (active)
  - Award id: `006090-2022-P0823-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Birmingham Settlement**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-152473`
  - Value: £210,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Telephone Advice – Citywide (active)
  - Award id: `006090-2022-P0823-5`
  - Supplier(s): **Birmingham Citizens Advice Bureau Service Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-152472`
  - Value: £247,500 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Tribunal Services – Citywide (active)
  - Award id: `006090-2022-P0823-6`
  - Supplier(s): **Spitfire Advice and Support Services Ltd **
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-46096`
  - Value: £90,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (6)
- **Contract:** Face to Face Advice and Area Leadership Role - North (active)
  - Signed Value: £210,000
  - Signed Date: 15/02/2022

- **Contract:** Face-to-Face Advice & Area Leadership Role - South (active)
  - Signed Value: £210,000
  - Signed Date: 15/02/2022

- **Contract:** Face-to-Face Advice & Area Leadership Role - East (active)
  - Signed Value: £210,000
  - Signed Date: 15/02/2022

- **Contract:** Face-to-Face Advice & Area Leadership Role – West & Central (active)
  - Signed Value: £210,000
  - Signed Date: 15/02/2022

- **Contract:** Telephone Advice – Citywide (active)
  - Signed Value: £247,500
  - Signed Date: 15/02/2022

- **Contract:** Tribunal Services – Citywide (active)
  - Signed Value: £90,000
  - Signed Date: 15/02/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006090-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-03-04T17:29:16.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T12:26:40.764Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02f035