Scope
Reference
C0868
Description
Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is an arm's-length body, sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). We deliver across five core functions: pensions guidance; debt advice; money guidance; consumer protection; strategy.
Within our money guidance function we deliver a service called Money Guiders that aims to provide training, support, knowledge, skills, and confidence to individuals and organisations across the UK who deliver any kind of money guidance to the public.
MaPS is organising an early market engagement event related the Money Guiders England Community Network. This community of practice has been developed over four years and has several thousand members. Communications, knowledge, events and training are all delivered across the network of practitioners, who are encouraged to share their learning and support each other within a continuous professional development setting.
MaPS intends to procure a new service to support community of practice members in England, providing more learning opportunities, ways to connect with each other, and significantly increasing the reach of the network. Accessibility, quality and the engagement and retention of community members will be key to scaling up and sustaining our Money Guiders service as a whole.
The service we intend to procure can be broken down into three distinct delivery areas.
Community management:
Suppliers will need to be able to demonstrate experience of developing, managing, and facilitating communities or practice, learning or professional development communities, and communities of interest and place. This includes:
Stakeholder engagement and community of practice development
Large and small-scale network membership, from local geographic areas to larger regions, e.g. national or UK wide communities;
Memberships from a diverse range of work environments, job roles and sectors;
care of community members; including welcoming, onboarding, guidance and signposting around community spaces (online and in person);
moderation of online community forums, groups and communication channels.
Suppliers will need capabilities in accelerating localised (e.g. geographic or sector-specific) engagement and community building with organisations that deliver money guidance as part of their services; ideally through front-line workers who have money conversations as part of their work with customers / service users; and including those who are vulnerable and most in need.
Event management:
Suppliers will be required to design and deliver events in a range of different formats: in-person, hybrid and online, including conferences, forums, webinars, training, workshops, expert speakers, networking, peer-to-peer support, action learning and facilitated group sessions.
This includes event marketing and engagement, ticketing, managing delegates, sourcing and booking venues, catering, audio-visual equipment, live-stream technology and recording
Total value (estimated)
- £1,322,985 excluding VAT
- £1,587,582 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 14 November 2025 to 13 November 2027
- Possible extension to 13 November 2029
- 4 years
Description of possible extension:
optional extension will be 2 period of up to 12 months each
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 80500000 - Training services
Contract locations
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Tender submission deadline
5 September 2025, 2:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
For details please refer to the Invitation to Tender document on the sourcing e-portal (Atamis)
Please ensure your are registered to Atamis to review tender documents and to submit your bid
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
29 October 2025
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Price per quality point | Price per quality point for detail please refer to the Invitation to Tender document on the sourcing e-portal (Atamis) |
Quality |
Weighting description
Price per quality point for detail please refer to the Invitation to Tender document on the sourcing e-portal (Atamis)
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Special regime
Light touch
Contracting authority
MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE
- Companies House: 07172704
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYCD-3829-CVCG
Money & Pensions Service Borough Hall
Bedford
MK42 9AB
United Kingdom
Email: commercial@maps.org.uk
Region: UKH24 - Bedford
Organisation type: Public authority - central government