✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 6 Oct 2026, 14:06.
Opportunity overview
Newham’s wider CRF Programme will invest £1,500,000 for 27 months in community partners to deliver preventative financial support aimed at reducing repeat financial crisis. The service will provide debt advice, benefits support and income maximisation, helping to prevent homelessness, alleviate financial hardship and reduce demand for more intensive Council services. Support will be delivered through accessible, culturally appropriate community settings and will include financial resilience training for residents, alongside capacity-building for frontline staff and volunteers to identify hardship, offer early intervention and make effective referrals. An open-access referral pathway will be established, enabling both self-referrals and referrals from community organisations and local services.
Classification
CPV85322000 — Community action programme
Lots
Lot 1£1.5m
Documents and notices
Planned procurement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
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.
Buyer location · London · UKI41 · E16 2QU · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKI41 · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
1
094224-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Early-stage planned procurement by the London Borough of Newham for Crisis Resilience Fund services. The programme intends to invest up to £1.5m over 27 months in community-based preventative financial support, including debt advice, benefits support, income maximisation, financial resilience training, and capacity-building for frontline staff and volunteers.
Who this may suit
Potentially suitable for providers of community debt and welfare-benefits advice, financial inclusion, homelessness prevention, resident training and voluntary-sector capacity-building. As this is an upcoming procurement, detailed selection and submission requirements are unknown.
Key points identified
Service scopeDeliver preventative financial support including debt advice, benefits support and income maximisation.Evidence: “The service will provide debt advice, benefits support and income maximisation.”
Community delivery approachSupport is intended to be delivered through accessible, culturally appropriate community settings.Evidence: “Support will be delivered through accessible, culturally appropriate community settings.”
Training and capacity-buildingProvide financial resilience training for residents and build capacity of frontline staff and volunteers to identify hardship, intervene early and make referrals.Evidence: “[The service] will include financial resilience training for residents, alongside capacity-building for frontline staff and volunteers to identify hardship, offer early intervention and make effective referrals.”
96% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.
Early-stage planned procurement by the London Borough of Newham for Crisis Resilience Fund services. The programme intends to invest up to £1.5m over 27 months in community-based preventative financial support, including debt advice, benefits support, income maximisation, financial resilience training, and capacity-building for frontline staff and volunteers.
Who this may suit
Potentially suitable for providers of community debt and welfare-benefits advice, financial inclusion, homelessness prevention, resident training and voluntary-sector capacity-building. As this is an upcoming procurement, detailed selection and submission requirements are unknown.
Key deliverables
Debt advice, benefits support and income maximisation
Preventative support to reduce repeat financial crisis and homelessness risk
Financial resilience training for residents
Capacity-building for frontline staff and volunteers
Open-access referral pathway for self-referrals and referrals from community organisations and local services
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
7 criteria identified
Service scope
99% confidence
Deliver preventative financial support including debt advice, benefits support and income maximisation.
View supporting evidence
“The service will provide debt advice, benefits support and income maximisation.”
Community delivery approach
99% confidence
Support is intended to be delivered through accessible, culturally appropriate community settings.
View supporting evidence
“Support will be delivered through accessible, culturally appropriate community settings.”
Training and capacity-building
99% confidence
Provide financial resilience training for residents and build capacity of frontline staff and volunteers to identify hardship, intervene early and make referrals.
View supporting evidence
“[The service] will include financial resilience training for residents, alongside capacity-building for frontline staff and volunteers to identify hardship, offer early intervention and make effective referrals.”
Referral pathway
99% confidence
Establish an open-access pathway supporting self-referrals and referrals from community organisations and local services.
View supporting evidence
“An open-access referral pathway will be established, enabling both self-referrals and referrals from community organisations and local services.”
Supplier eligibility criteria
99% confidence
Unknown at planned-procurement stage.
View supporting evidence
No selection, exclusion, economic/financial standing or technical-capacity criteria are supplied.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
Opportunity field suitable_for_sme is null.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
Opportunity field suitable_for_vcse is null.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Estimated maximum value
99% confidence
£1,500,000.
View supporting evidence
Opportunity value_max is 1500000 GBP; description states “Newham’s wider CRF Programme will invest £1,500,000”.
Programme duration
98% confidence
27 months.
View supporting evidence
Description states the programme will invest £1,500,000 “for 27 months”.
Lot value
99% confidence
£1,500,000 for Lot 1.
View supporting evidence
Lot 1 value_amount is 1500000 GBP.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
No pricing model, payment schedule or contract terms are supplied.
Delivery
Delivery area
91% confidence
London Borough of Newham / UKI41.
View supporting evidence
Buyer is London Borough of Newham; delivery location region is UKI41.
Delivery model
99% confidence
Community-based, accessible and culturally appropriate settings.
View supporting evidence
“Support will be delivered through accessible, culturally appropriate community settings.”
Contract start and end dates
99% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Upcoming early-stage planned procurement; bidding should not be assumed to be open.
View supporting evidence
display_status is “upcoming”, stage is “planning”, source_status is “planned”, and notice type is “Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement procedure
99% confidence
Open procedure.
View supporting evidence
procurement_method_details is “Open procedure”.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
30 November 2026, 14:00 UTC.
View supporting evidence
submission_deadline is 2026-11-30T14:00:00+00:00, also recorded against Lot 1.
Lot structure
97% confidence
One planned lot.
View supporting evidence
Supplied data contains Lot 1 only.
Published date
99% confidence
6 October 2026.
View supporting evidence
published_at is 2026-10-06T12:28:49+01:00.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-stage notice
99% confidence
The procurement is planned/upcoming; final scope, contract documentation, selection criteria, commercial terms and timetable details may change or remain unpublished.
View supporting evidence
Notice is a “Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender”; stage is planning and display status is upcoming.
Unspecified supplier standards
99% confidence
No certifications, accreditations, insurance levels, staffing requirements or quality standards are stated.
View supporting evidence
No such requirements are present in the supplied opportunity data.
Unspecified commercial model
98% confidence
The stated £1.5m appears to be programme/lot value, but payment mechanism, budget allocation and pricing basis are unknown.
View supporting evidence
Value and duration are supplied, but no payment or pricing terms are provided.
Geographic precision
98% confidence
Delivery is identified only at UKI41 regional level; exact venues, coverage expectations and local delivery requirements are unknown.
View supporting evidence
Delivery location provides region UKI41 but no locality or postcode.
ProcuraAxis analysis supplements, but does not replace, the original notice and tender documents. Always verify eligibility, deadlines and commercial terms with the issuing authority.
Continue in your ProcuraAxis workspaceFree account · Full approved analysis