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Specialist Benefit Advice and Take-Up Service

Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 05:16.

Opportunity overview

The Borough Council of Bolton ("the Authority") received tenders for the Specialist Benefit Advice and Take-Up Service Framework Agreement. This Procurement was conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, using the Framework Procedure. The Framework period will be for four (4) years. It is intended for the contract to commence 1 October 2025, subject to the information, specification and tender package enclosed.

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.

AGE UK BOLTON

Match pending…
Shared published award value
£480k
Awarded
28 Aug 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-CHC 223240
Location
53-55 Victoria Square, UKD36, BL1 1RZ, United Kingdom

CITIZENS ADVICE BURY AND BOLTON LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared published award value
£480k
Awarded
28 Aug 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 05030345
Location
Bolton, UKD36, BL1 1RD, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV75310000 — Benefit services

Lots

  • Lot 1£480k

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
TC094
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
www.the-chest.org.uk
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Type
closed
Method
withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition
Description
Call Off Contracts will be either via a Direct Award or Mini Competition as detailed in the Invitation to Tender.
Maximum Participants
2

Expected award period

Ends
29 Sept 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
1 Aug 2025, 16:00

Enquiry period

Ends
25 Jul 2025, 16:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Value

Amount
480,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
480,000

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
80
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
30 Sept 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Oct 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
75310000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Benefit services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
L-1
Url
www.the-chest.org.uk
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
036788-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
2 Jul 2025, 13:15

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBJZ-9785-JTLD
Name
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD36
Country
GB
Locality
Bolton
Postal Code
BL1 1RU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Town Hall, Victoria Square

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PBJZ-9785-JTLD
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-CHC-223240
Name
AGE UK BOLTON

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD36
Country
GB
Locality
53-55 Victoria Square
Postal Code
BL1 1RZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The SQUARE

Details

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

Identifier

Id
223240
Scheme
GB-CHC

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PPRN-3687-BRPN
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 3
Id
GB-COH-05030345
Name
CITIZENS ADVICE BURY AND BOLTON LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD36
Country
GB
Locality
Bolton
Postal Code
BL1 1RD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1 Victoria Plaza

Details

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

Identifier

Id
05030345
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PMMC-7571-VPLX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
29 Aug 2025, 00:00
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
29 Aug 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
75200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Provision of services to the community

Value

Amount
480,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
480,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
052394-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
29 Aug 2025, 11:50

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-CHC-223240
Name
AGE UK BOLTON
Supplier 2
Id
GB-COH-05030345
Name
CITIZENS ADVICE BURY AND BOLTON LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
12 Sept 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
30 Sept 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Oct 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
9 Sept 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bolton · UKD36 · BL1 1RU · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD3 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05578c-2025-08-29T11:50:01+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·