Planning

Advice Services

  • South Ribble Borough Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-022607

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051684

Published 19 May 2025, 10:09am

Last edited 19 May 2025, 1:27pm

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Scope

Reference

DN775179

Description

South Ribble Council is a compassionate council that seeks to support residents in a way that enables them to be happy and healthy communities.

The purpose of this commission is to provide residents of South Ribble with impartial and confidential advice aimed at providing residents with the knowledge, confidence and capability to address issues, whoever they are and whatever their problem.

Total value (estimated)

  • £65,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026
  • 1 year

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

Contract locations

  • UKD4 - Lancashire

Engagement

Engagement deadline

6 June 2025

Engagement process description

South Ribble Council is a compassionate council that seeks to support residents in a way that enables them to be happy and healthy communities.

The purpose of this commission is to provide residents of South Ribble with impartial and confidential advice aimed at providing residents with the knowledge, confidence and capability to address issues, whoever they are and whatever their problem.

In particular we want to mitigate the impact of the cost of living for local residents, and are interested in ensuring we target resources to support vulnerable children and families, older people and other groups who may be vulnerable due to their circumstances, for example people living with disabilities or receive / provide care.

The Council has set out in its strategy that our ambition is to have happy and healthy communities, which is a place where communities can access services and support when they need them.

Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

15 June 2025

Contracting authority

South Ribble Borough Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHRY-1373-GMVN

Civic Centre, W Paddock

Leyland

PR25 1DH

United Kingdom

Email: procurement@southribble.gov.uk

Region: UKD45 - Mid Lancashire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government