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Published 18 Feb 2025, 10:46 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

First Tier Level: Welfare Rights & Financial Wellbeing Advice

Official notice

Authority: Sunderland City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

6 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,200,000total for 6 lots
Submissions closed 19 Mar 2025awarded 24 Apr 2025
Awarded to Shiney Advice and Resource Project, Citizens Advice Sunderland2 awards

What is being bought6 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Framework for a Locality Based Welfare Rights Advice Service Framework.

The framework consists of 6 Lots. Lots 1 - 5 are locality based, and Lot 6 will provide a City-Wide Telephony and digital offer.

CPV: Social work and related services

Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure

6 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Shared scope across 4 of 6 lots

Applies to lots 2, 3, 4, 5.

Locality Based Welfare Rights Advice Service Framework

Lot #1Sunderland WestCancelledRenewal

Lot 1: Sunderland West Locality Based Welfare Rights Advice Service Framework

Delivery: North East
Extensions: Renewal of servicesVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Sunderland NorthCancelledRenewal
Delivery: North East
Extensions: Renewal of servicesVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Sunderland EastCancelledRenewal
Delivery: North East
Extensions: Renewal of servicesVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #4WashingtonCancelledRenewal
Delivery: North East
Extensions: Renewal of servicesVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #5CoalfieldCancelledRenewal
Delivery: North East
Extensions: Renewal of servicesVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #6City Wide Telephony and digital offerCancelledRenewal

City Wide Telephony and digital offer

Delivery: North East
Extensions: Renewal of servicesVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 6 lots
Quality: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 100
  • Price: Accept/Reject

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
18 Feb 2025, 10:46 GMT
Last source update
21 May 2025, 15:34 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Mar 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-024140
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related services
Delivery area
North East (UKC23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e31c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: OPEN-UK
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
19 Mar 2025, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 Mar 2025, 11:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Mar 2025 → 21 May 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Mar 2025, 10:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    19 Mar 2025, 11:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    21 May 2025, 15:34 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 May 2025, 15:34 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    21 May 2025, 15:34 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £1,200,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 2latest 24 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Not linked to a lot2 awards
Shiney Advice and Resource Project£800,000 †—Awarded
Citizens Advice Sunderland£400,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Sunderland City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services City Hall, Plater Way, SUNDERLAND, North East, SR13ADContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.