Published date: 11 March 2019

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.


Closing: 22 March 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

BIP382942750

Published date

11 March 2019

Closing date

22 March 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Service Objectives are to: Maximise Service Users income and enable them to access welfare benefits to which they are entitled; Increase staff awareness about welfare benefits to enable increased take up; Direct Service Users to appropriate and specific legal or other specialist advice where necessary; Build and maintain effective partnership work with key local contacts and agencies, which will assist in the ongoing development of the Service; Promote where possible choice about levels and methods of financial support via the welfare benefits system regardless of

Should there be interest, an Open Tender procedure will be adopted for this procurement to commence in April 2019. The term of a new contract is likely to be five years with the option to extend by up three years.

The council is available to meet with interested parties to discuss the potential contract opportunity, please email procurementops@southend.gov.uk quoting SWA/2019

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About the buyer

Address

Civic Centre
Victoria Avenue
Southend-on-Sea
SS2 6ER
UK

Telephone

+441702215083

Email

procurementops@southend.gov.uk