Published date: 20 September 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 19 July 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£167,000

Procurement reference

tender_268035/998664

Published date

20 September 2021

Closing date

19 July 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

20 September 2021

Contract end date

31 August 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Breathing Space is a Treasury (HMT) policy which began on 4th May 2021. It gives customers protection from creditor interest, charges, enforcement activity and collection communication, enabling them to stabilize their financial situation, engage with advice and find a solution.
There are two types of Breathing Space: standard Breathing Space and Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space. Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space is accessed through a debt adviser with some key differences to how standard Breathing Space is accessed, with a single point of entry webpage and certification by an Approved Mental Health Professional that the customer is currently receiving mental health crisis care.

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) has agreed to support HMT with the implementation of the Mental Health Breathing Space policy by providing a single point of entry, making it clear for referrers to understand where to send referrals, and commissioning a specialist debt advice provider to process referrals and deliver associated debt advice services for at least the first year of the policy's implementation.

MaPS is treating the first year of implementation as a pilot year, and therefore requires an evaluation partner to work with us and our delivery partner to conduct an evaluation of the pilot phase of Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space.

Award information

Awarded date

3 August 2021

Contract start date

20 September 2021

Contract end date

31 August 2022

Total value of contract

£167,320

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

IFF Research Limited

Address

5th Floor St Magnus House, 3 Lower Thames Street, London, EC3R 6HD

Reference

Companies House number: 00849983

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

120 Holborn
London
EC1N 2TD
England

Email

david.hughes@maps.org.uk