Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council, Town Hall
Bournemouth
BH2 6DY
Contact
Strategic Procurement Team
Telephone
+44 1202128989
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK24 - Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of General Advice Service to the Community across BCP Council
Reference number
DN617749
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The aim of the Service is to provide and ensure that individuals are not detrimentally affected through lack of knowledge of their rights and responsibilities or of the services available, or through an inability to express their needs effectively and equally.
This contract has been split into two elements:
1. General Advice Service: is for the provision of free advice and support to residents within BCP on a range of issues such as debt management, immigration, consumer issues, relationships, benefits claims etc.
2. Financial Wellbeing Service (split into two levels):
• Financial Wellbeing Advice Service - Initial advice and support to review a person’s current financial circumstance, ensuring action is taken to maximise income, manage debt and set up mechanisms to ensure regular payment of priority bills are made.
• Financial Wellbeing Support Service - Longer term support to improve people’s understanding and knowledge of financial matters and their ability to independently manage their own financial affairs on a long-term basis. Looking to address pertinent issues which holds the person back in seeking or maintaining accommodation or in dealing with other welfare issues.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £2,500,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK24 - Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The aim of the Service is to provide and ensure that individuals are not detrimentally affected through lack of knowledge of their rights and responsibilities or of the services available, or through an inability to express their needs effectively and equally.
This contract has been split into two elements:
1. General Advice Service: is for the provision of free advice and support to residents within BCP on a range of issues such as debt management, immigration, consumer issues, relationships, benefits claims etc.
2. Financial Wellbeing Service (split into two levels):
• Financial Wellbeing Advice Service - Initial advice and support to review a person’s current financial circumstance, ensuring action is taken to maximise income, manage debt and set up mechanisms to ensure regular payment of priority bills are made.
• Financial Wellbeing Support Service - Longer term support to improve people’s understanding and knowledge of financial matters and their ability to independently manage their own financial affairs on a long-term basis. Looking to address pertinent issues which holds the person back in seeking or maintaining accommodation or in dealing with other welfare issues.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £2,500,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 October 2023
End date
31 March 2028
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-016591
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
27 June 2023
Local time
2:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
27 June 2023
Local time
2:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
BCP Council
Bournemouth
Country
United Kingdom