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Provision of Advice Services

Ards and North Down Borough Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 18:36.

Opportunity overview

The Council wishes to appoint an Advice Services provider to provide a quality generalist advice service to the public in accordance with the aims, principles and policies of a recognised advice providing body and adhere to a membership scheme or code of practice. This service must be independent, be impartial and offer a free service to all. Good customer service will be paramount. The provider must ensure a range of approaches for initial access by clients to quality advice and flexibility in methods of delivery of the service, across both urban and rural areas of the Borough.

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.

Citizens Advice Ards and North Down

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£959.6k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
18 Feb 2021
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
000678-2025-1-1
Status
active
Location
Bangor, UKN09, BT20 5BY, United Kingdom

Community Advice Ards and North Down

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£959.6k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
18 Feb 2021
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
000678-2025-1-1
Status
active
Location
Bangor, UKN09, BT20 5BY, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV75200000 — Provision of services to the community
  • CPV79140000 — Legal advisory and information services
  • CPV85312310 — Guidance services

Lots

  • Maths for everyday life - debt. This is for delivery of basic numeracy skills courses for those aged 19 years and over who do not hold a formal maths qualification. The courses are designed in a way to reduce education inequalities within communities and to reduce barriers to entry. These courses will be delivered within communities in the hope that the fear around education is reduced and that people’s confidence will grow and strive to gain a qualification.Value not stated

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
ocds-h6vhtk-029464
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
75200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Provision of services to the community

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
Maths for everyday life - debt. This is for delivery of basic numeracy skills courses for those aged 19 years and over who do not hold a formal maths qualification. The courses are designed in a way to reduce education inequalities within communities and to reduce barriers to entry. These courses will be delivered within communities in the hope that the fear around education is reduced and that people’s confidence will grow and strive to gain a qualification.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Methodology, Approach and Plan
Type
quality
Description
45
Criterion 2
Name
Knowledge and Understanding of the Brief
Type
quality
Description
30
Criterion 3
Name
Contract Management and Contingency
Type
quality
Description
15
Criterion 4
Type
price
Description
10

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,800

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN09
Entry 2
Region
UKN09

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79140000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Legal advisory and information services
Entry 2
Id
85312310
Scheme
CPV
Description
Guidance services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-557
Name
Ards and North Down Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Bangor
Postal Code
BT20 4BT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Town Hall, The Castle

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Ards and North Down Borough Council

Contact

Name
Stephen Brennan
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-6105
Name
COMMUNITY ADVICE ARDS AND NORTH DOWN LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
BANGOR
Postal Code
BT20 5BY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
39a Hamilton Road

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
COMMUNITY ADVICE ARDS AND NORTH DOWN LIMITED

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-6106
Name
Procurement Manager

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Bangor
Postal Code
BT20 4BT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Ards and North Down Borough Council

Identifier

Legal Name
Procurement Manager

Contact

Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-72857
Name
Ards and North Down Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Bangor
Postal Code
BT20 4BT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
City Hall, The Castle

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Ards and North Down Borough Council

Contact

Name
Stephen Brennan
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-134533
Name
Community Advice Ards and North Down

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKN09
Locality
Bangor
Postal Code
BT20 5BY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
39a Hamilton Road

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Community Advice Ards and North Down

Contact

Organisation 6
Id
GB-FTS-134534
Name
Citizens Advice Ards and North Down

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKN09
Locality
Bangor
Postal Code
BT20 5BY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
39a Hamilton Road

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Citizens Advice Ards and North Down

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
003324-2021-1-1
Title
Contract
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-6105
Name
COMMUNITY ADVICE ARDS AND NORTH DOWN LIMITED

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
000678-2025-1-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-134533
Name
Community Advice Ards and North Down
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-134534
Name
Citizens Advice Ards and North Down

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
003324-2021-1-1
Title
Contract
Status
active
Award ID
003324-2021-1-1
Date Signed
18 Feb 2021, 00:00

Value

Amount
879,807
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
000678-2025-1-1
Status
active
Award ID
000678-2025-1-1
Date Signed
18 Feb 2021, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Classification

Id
75200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Provision of services to the community

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN09

Value

Amount
959,607
Currency
GBP

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2025, 23:59
Starts
6 Jan 2025, 00:00

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
2
Rationale
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The Community Development Service within Ards and North Down Borough Council were successful in their bid for funding from the Department of Economy for £79,800 to deliver a programme on Maths or Everyday Life - Debt. This programme will deliver basic numeracy skills for those aged 19 years and over who do not hold a formal maths qualification. The Council already has a contract for the delivery of Community Advice which includes debt management. This contract is mainly funded by the Department for Communities. The contract provider, Community Advice Ards and North Down (CAAND) provide debt advice and are perfectly placed within the community to deliver additional courses themed around maths support with the learning outcome being managing debt. Therefore, the Council intends to modify this contract and ask CAAND to deliver this programme. A VEAT Notice (2024/S 000-037679) was issued on 21 November 2024 to inform the market of the Council's intention to modify the contract.
Description
Maths for everyday life - debt. This is for delivery of basic numeracy skills courses for those aged 19 years and over who do not hold a formal maths qualification. The courses are designed in a way to reduce education inequalities within communities and to reduce barriers to entry. These courses will be delivered within communities in the hope that the fear around education is reduced and that people’s confidence will grow and strive to gain a qualification.

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bangor · UK · BT20 4BT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN09

Notice and amendment history

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