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Universal Advice Service

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Buyer Address: Town Hall, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UKE31, S70 2TA, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Katie Tomlinson

Contact Email: katietomlinson@barnsley.gov.uk

Contact Telephone: +44 0126000000

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
349815.0 GBP
Published
13 Jun 2025, 12:37
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
01 Sep 2025, 00:00
Contract End
31 Aug 2028, 23:59
Category
n/a
CPV
85000000 - Health and social work services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Barnsley and District Citizens Advice Bureau
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The Council is looking to procure a contract for the provision of an ASQ accredited advice service provider to deliver universal advice and information to the citizens of Barnsley and a dedicated British Sign Language provision for the deaf community. The aims of the service will be to: (a) deliver advice and information to citizens of Barnsley who seek assistance with a wide range of issues which promotes individuals independence and well-being, including promoting opportunities for individuals to return into employment and/or training, where appropriate. (b) provide a British Sign Language service to replicate this offer to the local deaf community. The objective of the service is to deliver free, confidential, impartial and independent advice to enable local residents to deal with a wide range of issues, including debt and money advice, welfare benefits, housing, utilities, relationships, employment and consumer issues.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot LOT-0000 Status: complete

Awards

Award Title: Universal Advice Services

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