Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Money and Pensions Service
Holborn Centre, 120 Holborn
LONDON
EC1N2TD
Contact
Carol Hilaire
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Pre-tender Market Engagement - MaPS Debt Advice Commissioning
Reference number
21-39
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Money and Pensions Service, MaPS (the "Authority") is an arm's-length body, sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions, with a joint commitment to ensure information, guidance and advice is provided to members of the public in the clearest and most cost-effective way. This Early Engagement Notice is to advise prospective providers of the Authority's intention and is not a formal call for tender. The Money and Pensions Service will be issuing tenders for the delivery of high-quality Debt Advice and the administration of Debt Relief Orders (DROs). MaPS will be holding a Supplier Engagement Session on Thursday 13th May 2021 via a Teams Meeting. To attend this meeting please follow the registration details provided in section II.2.14. Additional information of this notice.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2021/S 000-009011
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.2) Other additional information
UPDATE TO NOTICE
Supplier Engagement Event
MaPS held a Supplier Engagement Session on Thursday 13th May 2021, A copy of the presentation and a link to the video event will be made available by CoP on Monday May 17th.
If you would like to receive this along with the details of those event attendees who have given their consent to share their contact information with a view to potential collaboration, please contact Erika.Helps@maps.org.uk.
If you have comments or questions arising from the content of the event we would welcome these being submitted through our survey which will remain open until the 21st May to ensure that post event reflections are captured.
All survey responses will be considered as we finalise our requirements before the tender opportunity goes live. As this is not a call for evidence we will be unable to consider additional information (i.e. links or embedded docs) and we would encourage you to keep comments and clarifications as focused as possible. Wherever possible, we would also encourage organisations to submit collective questions or comments.