Published date: 10 January 2025

This notice was replaced on 14 May 2025

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 14 May 2025)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£240,000

Procurement reference

WIGN001-DN758498-60961630

Published date

10 January 2025

Closing date

7 February 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2030

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Our residents continue to be affected by the Welfare Reform agenda and the rising cost of living, so co-ordination of information and advice is key to responding to the challenging range of issues facing our residents.
The Domestic Relief Furniture Packages provision forms part of Wigan's wider Welfare Offer and along with the Welfare Benefits, Information and Debt Advice Service will support our codesigned Financial Wellbeing Plan as such they are intrinsically linked.
We would like to identify one or multiple organisations to deliver and sustain a furniture service for crisis furniture referrals without the reliance of future funding. Delivering a service through this contract which seeks to be not reliant on Council funding in the future will form part of the evaluation and scoring criteria of submissions.

More information

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Anthony Baker

Address

Central Procurement Team, Customer Directorate, Wigan
Wigan Town Hall
Wigan
WN1 1YN
England

Telephone

+44 7740040805

Email

Anthony.Baker@wigan.gov.uk

Website

http://www.wigan.gov.uk/