Published date: 16 August 2016

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: 17 October 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal advisory and information services - 79140000

  • Administrative social services - 85321000

  • Community action programme - 85322000

    • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£1,360,000

Procurement reference

LBKING001-DN169554-68719399

Published date

16 August 2016

Closing date

17 October 2016

Contract start date

1 April 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is seeking to commission its information & advice service. The aim is to commission a high quality information and advice service to support individuals across the borough who may be experiencing issues including housing, welfare benefits and debt, amongst others. The service will complement existing commissioned Council services and voluntary & community sector services, and have a coordinating role with existing networks. It is not expected to be able to provide every answer but must be able to signpost effectively to services outside the scope of this contract. All tender documentation relating to this procurement can be accessed via the London Tenders Portal (https://www.londontenders.org/), Project ID DN169554.


About the buyer

Contact name

Bryony Langdon

Address

Guildhall
High Street
Kingston
KT1 1EU
UK

Telephone

+44 2085474795

Email

Commissioning@kingston.gov.uk

Website

http://www.kingston.gov.uk