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Pre-market Engagement for the Provision of an Accessible Financial Advice Service across Stevenage including specialist housing support

Descriptions

This notice is for pre-market engagement and is not a request for tenders. Stevenage Borough Council plan to invite bidders to tender for the provision of an accessible financial advice service across Stevenage including specialist housing support. Stevenage is a town and borough within the county of Hertfordshire and has a total area of 25.96 km2 (10.02 square miles). The service comprises of three strands of advice and support to ensure that residents can access timely advice and interventions to prevent escalation into homelessness or deeper financial hardship. The three elements of the service are: 1. Core Support Service: This includes initial triage and assessment, to identify support needs, connecting clients to appropriate advice within Stevenage’s Advice Services and/or through referrals to relevant partner agencies across Stevenage. Issues typically include but are not limited to: - Debt and money advice - Welfare benefits - Employment related enquiries - Legal issues relating to financial matters - Housing concerns - Consumer issues - Family and relationship issues, including Domestic Abuse - Immigration advice (to OISC Level 1) 2. Specialist Housing Support (Welfare Benefits Casework): This provides impartial welfare benefits and debt advice casework to support the Council’s housing management function. The service is inclusive and accessible to all Stevenage residents regardless of background or personal circumstances. 3. Preventing Homelessness and Keeping Residents in their Own Homes (Court Help Desk Worker): This includes the provision of free, tailored, and confidential homelessness prevention advice and independent court representation for Stevenage residents helping to keep families and individuals facing eviction in their own homes. The pre-procurement market engagement will comprise:- Submission of the Supplier Questionnaire (please see Appendix A – separate MS Word document) following the instructions in Section 10. The Supplier’s Questionnaire must be received by 12:00 midday on Tuesday 8th July 2025.

Engagement

Documents and further details available via https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home Submission of the Supplier Questionnaire (please see Appendix A - separate MS Word document) following instructions in Section 10. Supplier Questionnaire must be received by 12.00 midday on Tuesday 8th July 2025.

Timeline

Published Date :

17th Jun 2025 7 months ago

Deadline :

8th Jul 2025 6 months ago

Contract Start :

31st Mar 2026

Contract End :

31st Mar 2029

Keywords

loan processing

banking services

wealth advisory

credit services

financial advice

risk management

asset protection

fiscal risk analysis

fiscal consultancy

financial planning

investment support

investment consulting

insurance coverage

financial consulting

advisory firm services

advisory services

budgeting consultancy

corporate finance advice

fund management advice

pension management

finance strategy advice

investment optimization

economic advisory

financial governance support

treasury management consulting

financial planning services

financial strategy consulting

financial management consultancy

financial expert guidance

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Workflows

Status :

Closed

Procedure :

N/A

Suitable for SME :

N/A

Nationwide :

No

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Tender Progress :

0%

Details

Notice Type :

PIN

Tender Identifier :

IT-378-246-T: 2024 - 001

Tenderbase ID :

310724019

Low Value :

£100K

High Value :

£1000K

Buyer Information

Address :

Liverpool Merseyside , Merseyside , L13 0BQ

Website :

N/A

Procurement Contact

Name :

Tina Smith

Phone :

0151 252 3243

Email :

tina.smith@shared-ed.ac.uk