AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Brighton and Hove City Council has published an award notice for Money Management & Advice 2027, covering two service lots. A pending award for Lot 1 names MONEY ADVICE AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICE and has a gross value of £3,502,647.20. Lot 2 is shown as active in the source data, but no supplier, value or award date is supplied for it.
Published outcomeThe published record is an award notice, not evidence of a signed or commenced contract. Lot 1 remains pending, with a future signature date scheduled for 15 November 2026 and a standstill ending 28 October 2026. Lot 2 has an active award record but no published allocation details.
Market significanceThe procurement concerns community-based financial support and debt advice in Brighton & Hove. The disclosed Lot 1 award is material at £3.50m gross over an initial three-year term, with a possible extension of up to two years.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MONEY ADVICE AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICE
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots Lot 1 · 3502647.20 GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names MONEY ADVICE AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICE (GB-COH-03029782) as supplier, relates to Lot 1, has pending status and value amountGross £3,502,647.20. Supplier verification identifies the same legal company name and company number 03029782.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is recorded as "complete"; both Lots 1 and 2 are recorded as complete.
Published notice
99% confidenceContract award notice published 19 October 2026
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Document 098497-2026 is described as a "Contract award notice on Find a Tender" and dated 2026-10-19.
Lot 1 award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status "pending".
Lot 1 signature milestone
98% confidenceFuture signature date scheduled for 15 November 2026
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Award 1 milestone type is "futureSignatureDate" with due date 2026-11-15T23:59:59Z and status "scheduled".
Lot 2 award record status
93% confidenceActive
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Award -1 is recorded as active, with related lot 2 and final status date 15 October 2026.
VALUES
Published values explained
Lot 1 disclosed award value
99% confidence£3,502,647.20 gross
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Award 1 value records amountGross and amount of 3502647.2 GBP.
Published overall maximum value
90% confidence£4,150,000
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The opportunity-level value_max is 4150000 GBP.
Lot 2 value
99% confidenceUnknown
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The active award record for Lot 2 contains no value, and no individual lot value is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Preliminary market engagement
98% confidence10 March 2026 and 13 May 2026
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Release history lists preliminary market engagement notices dated 2026-03-10 and 2026-05-13.
Pipeline notice
98% confidence22 May 2026
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Release history lists a pipeline notice dated 2026-05-22.
Tender notice published
99% confidence14 July 2026
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Release history and published_at record the tender notice date as 2026-07-14.
Submission deadline
99% confidence11 September 2026, 10:00 BST
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The process submission deadline is 2026-09-11T10:00:00+01:00.
Lot 1 award date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award notice document datePublished is 2026-10-19T13:49:52+01:00.
Lot 1 planned contract period
98% confidence1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies startDate 2027-04-01 and endDate 2030-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Lot 1
98% confidenceMoney management and cash handling for adults with care needs
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The tender description identifies Lot 1 as providing home cash deliveries, drop-in cash collection and pre-payment cards for people with eligible social care needs.
Lot 2
98% confidenceMoney and debt advice for council tenants and leaseholders
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The tender description states that Lot 2 supports tenants and leaseholders experiencing, or at risk of, financial difficulty.
Service location requirement
97% confidenceCentral public-accessible base in Brighton & Hove
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The tender description states that providers for both lots must operate from a central base in Brighton & Hove accessible to the public.
Delivery region
91% confidenceBrighton & Hove area (UKJ21)
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Lot 1 delivery address is stated as region UKJ21; the buyer and required service base are in Brighton & Hove/Hove.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen; competitive flexible procedure
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The process records procurementMethod as "open" and procurementMethodDetails as "Competitive flexible procedure".
Regime
99% confidenceLight-touch regime
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Tender specialRegime contains "lightTouch".
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No number of tenders, bidder identities, evaluation scores or award rationale is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Lot 1 initial term
98% confidence3 years
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The stated Lot 1 period runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030.
Lot 1 extension
98% confidenceUp to 2 years possible
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Award 1 hasRenewal is true and renewal description states "Up to 2 year extension possible"; maxExtentDate is 31 March 2032.
Lot 1 standstill
98% confidenceEnds 28 October 2026
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Award 1 standstillPeriod endDate is 2026-10-28T23:59:59Z.
Contract execution
99% confidenceNot evidenced
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The Lot 1 award is pending and identifies a future signature date; no signed contract record is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award allocation
98% confidenceThe disclosed £3.50m gross value is allocated to pending Lot 1 only
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Award 1 links the stated value and supplier to related Lot 1. Lot 2 has a separate active award record without a disclosed supplier or value.
Service model
97% confidenceThe procurement combines financially focused adult social-care support with housing-related debt advice across separate lots
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Lot 1 covers money management and cash access for adults with care needs; Lot 2 covers money and debt advice for council tenants and leaseholders.
Market engagement
98% confidenceThe buyer undertook published preliminary market engagement before tendering
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Release history includes two preliminary market engagement notices before the July 2026 tender notice.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lot 1 status requires caution
99% confidencePending award, not a concluded contract
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Award 1 is pending and includes a scheduled future signature date. The award notice does not evidence signing or commencement.
Lot 2 allocation incomplete
99% confidenceSupplier, value, award date and contract terms are not supplied
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Award -1 relates to Lot 2 and is active, but contains no supplier, value, award date, contract period or renewal information.
Lot titles absent from structured lot records
96% confidenceLot names are drawn from the tender description
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Structured Lots 1 and 2 have null title and description fields, while the tender narrative labels and describes both lots.
Opportunity-level maximum value is not allocated
98% confidence£4.15m cannot be attributed to either supplier or lot beyond the disclosed Lot 1 award value
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The process value_max is £4,150,000, while only Award 1 carries a specific £3,502,647.20 value.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 2 has an active award record but no published supplier, value, award date, contract term or extension information in the supplied data.
- The Lot 1 award is pending; publication does not establish that the contract has been signed or started.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender count, bidder list, evaluation methodology, scoring, award rationale, pricing breakdown and individual Lot 2 value.
- The £4.15m opportunity-level maximum is not fully allocated across the two lots in the supplied data.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Brighton and Hove City CouncilMoney Management & Advice 2027MONEY ADVICE AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICEmoney management servicesdebt advicecontract awardLot 1
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named for the Lot 1 award?
MONEY ADVICE AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICE, verified against company number 03029782.
Has the Lot 1 contract been signed?
Not evidenced. The award is marked pending and a future signature date of 15 November 2026 is scheduled.
What is the Lot 1 award value?
£3,502,647.20 gross.
Who won Lot 2?
The supplied award record for Lot 2 does not name a supplier or publish a value.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.