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Universal Information, Advice & Guidance Service

Warrington Borough Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Warrington Borough Council

Buyer Address: Warrington Borough Council, Warrington, UKD61, WA1 1UH, United Kingdom

Contact Email: centralprocurement@warrington.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
3800000.0 GBP
Published
18 Sep 2025, 13:20
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
01 Dec 2025, 00:00
Contract End
30 Nov 2030, 23:59
Category
n/a
CPV
85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
WARRINGTON DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Warrington Borough Council is commissioning community advice services for the supply of: • Legal, Debt and Housing Advice Services (core service) • Outreach Service (eg. GP surgeries, Children's Centres, Community settings). The Service has a physical presence in Warrington to deliver the face to face work as detailed in the service specification. The service is to be provided in a manner that enables access, especially to those groups who do not traditionally access town centre based provisions. The service will be delivered from relevant and accessible venues. The council are working with a single provider who can deliver all aspects of the above contract. The service will: • provide a single point of access for information advice and guidance services. • reduce direct costs, whilst maintaining quality. • modernise the approach of delivering information advice and guidance services in Warrington. • promote the provision of self-help and online information, advice and guidance. Aside from the core contract there are additional elements to deliver the following separate services: • Domestic Abuse Worker • Macmillan Benefits Advice and Welfare Service

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

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