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General and Specialist Information and Advice Services

Salford City Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 16:27.

Opportunity overview

The General and Specialist Information and Advice contract is made up of the following services: High Street: Provides both general and specialist advice, from form filling to legal representation (where appropriate). Health: Provides a general information and advice service that supports, informs, and enables clients to access information that is relevant to their individual needs. Care Act: Provides a social care general information and advice service that supports, informs, and enables clients to access information that is relevant to their individual needs. This service forms part of the council's statutory duty under the Care Act 2014 to provide information and advice. Palliative Care: Financial advice and support to patients identified as being in the last year of life. This may also extend to family members/carers during the bereavement phase. Disabled Children: Provide specialist benefits advice for Salford families with a disabled child receiving treatment at Pendleton Gateway and other appropriate venues in Salford. This advice may cover welfare benefits as a specialism, and general advice about employment, debt, housing, health and community care. Expectant families: Provide specialist advice about maternity benefits and maternity and paternity employments rights to expectant families, including teenagers, throughout the pregnancy in appropriate settings for Salford patients.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Published award value
£2.9m
Awarded
19 Mar 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 02226364
Location
Salford, UKD34, M6 5QQ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
S1850
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Salford City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PRCJ-7674-MRWM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PRCJ-7674-MRWM

Address

Street Address
Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M27 5DA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD34

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX (SALFORD)
Id
GB-COH-02226364

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02226364

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPWM-1733-CBRV

Address

Street Address
Langworthy Cornerstone
Locality
Salford
Postal Code
M6 5QQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD34

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
Yes
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
General and Specialist Information and Advice Services
Status
pending
Date
19 Mar 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
98000000
Description
Other community, social and personal services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
3,460,752
Amount
2,883,960
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02226364
Name
CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX (SALFORD)

Standstill Period

Ends
30 Mar 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Dependant on funding and requirements

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
025321-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
19 Mar 2026, 15:18
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Manchester · UKD34 · M27 5DA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 010057-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 024757-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 025321-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·