Official UK procurement notice
Lewisham Advice Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: London Borough of Lewisham (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council intends to commission a single, integrated Advice Service operating borough wide. The service is expected to provide information, advice and guidance on matters including welfare benefits, debt, housing, immigration and wider cost of living pressures, and to:
- Support financial resilience and wellbeing through timely, high-quality advice that helps residents maximise income, manage debt, secure housing and avoid escalation into crisis.
- Provide accessible, multi-channel access, maintaining high volume routes (such as telephone and digital) alongside face to face and outreach provision.
- Reach those most in need through targeted outreach and early intervention, particularly for residents facing barriers to access.
- Build community capacity, with the commissioned provider acting as a strategic lead for borough wide, community led advice, working in partnership with smaller and specialist VCS organisations and offering capacity building support such as "advice first aid".
Contract details
Estimated contract value: up to £950,000 per annum
- Estimated contract term: 2 years from April 2027, with the option to extend up to a maximum of 3 years, subject to funding availability and performance
CPV: Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£950,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Price
- Social value
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Mar 2026, 11:18 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Jul 2026, 15:58 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
DN815137- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-062948- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066bfaFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
17 Mar 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published226 days ago17 Mar 2026, 11:18 GMT
- Market engagement162 days ago20 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Interested organisations are invited to attend a market warming / early engagement event:
Event date: 20 May 2026
Time: 10.00am-2.00pm
Venue: Catford House, Catford Broadway, London SE6 4SP
The session will include:
- a presentation outlining the Council's emerging service model and proposed procurement approach; and
- opportunities for questions and one-one conversations
Members of the Council's Community Development, Procurement, Lightning Reach [Digital Platform] and Social Value teams will be in attendance to discuss the details of the opportunity, services required and the procurement process.
Organisations wishing to attend the market engagement session are requested to register their interest, you must contact us via Lewisham.Procurement@lewisham.gov.uk by 12pm, Monday 18 May 2026. Please ensure you include the names and job titles of the attendees (max of 4 attendees per organisation) and a contact telephone number and email address. The Council will then issue a confirmation. Organisations/individuals will not be able to attend the event if they have not had a confirmation from the Council.
Following registration, a market engagement pack will be sent and this outlines the details of the opportunity, services required, and the social value and procurement process.
Attendance is optional and not a condition of bidding. Participation will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement.
Important notice
This preliminary market engagement is provided for information only. It does not constitute a commitment to procure, an invitation to tender, or any guarantee of future opportunities. Any future procurement will be conducted in accordance with applicable procurement legislation and Council governance requirements, and full details will be set out in the formal tender documentation
- Tender notice published118 days ago3 Jul 2026, 15:58 BST
- Next notice expected115 days ago6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by56 days ago3 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline42 days ago17 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 29 days27 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 152 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Mar 2026- Planned procurement notice published17 Mar 2026, 11:18 GMTUK3
- Preliminary market engagement notice published5 May 2026, 12:47 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published3 Jul 2026, 15:58 BSTUK4
- Published value updated3 Jul 2026, 15:58 BST
- Status changed to active3 Jul 2026, 15:58 BST
- Deadline moved to 17 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST3 Jul 2026, 15:58 BST+48 days · was 31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender