Published date: 2 November 2015

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: 11 December 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal advisory and representation services - 79110000

Location of contract

B4 7DJ

Value of contract

£800,000 to £1,200,000

Procurement reference

C0224

Published date

2 November 2015

Closing date

11 December 2015

Contract start date

1 April 2016

Contract end date

31 March 2018

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Birmingham City Council invites organisations to tender for a legal entitlement advice service for welfare benefits, debt management and employment. This is to tackle the huge issue of inequality and promote social cohesion. The service will be key to tackling inequality and promoting social cohesion by providing advice services to citizens, ensuring they can source independent legal entitlement advice.

The legal entitlement advice service are looking to commission a consortium of advice providers or separate independent advice providers to deliver advice services relating to welfare benefit, debt management and employment to the citizens of Birmingham via telephone/ web advice and face to face advice service.

The annual budget is in the region of £400k but in year 1, LEAS will provide an additional £50,000 to facilitate the phased requirement for meeting increased channel shift targets. In year 1, 30% telephone/online advice, year 2, 50% and by year 3, 70%. The contract is intended to last for the duration of two years with an option to extend for one year. The start date is to be 1st April 2016.

More information

Links

Additional text

If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal.

Delivery Notes

Birmingham

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/aspx/

About the buyer

Contact name

Gurbir Singh

Address

1 Lancaster Circus
Birmingham
West Midlands
B4 7DJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

0121 303 0256

Email

gurbir.singh@birmingham.gov.uk