AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Breckland District Council has published contract details for a debt advice service for residents experiencing financial hardship. The active contract is with DISS, THETFORD AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU and is explicitly recorded as signed on 12 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for lot 1. The published gross contract value is £174,000.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, light-touch services contract for local debt advice, guidance and counselling provision in the UKH17 area.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
DISS, THETFORD AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 174000 GBP · verified; active award and contract
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Award 1 names the supplier; the supplied Companies House identifier 04212031 was verified by company-number match. Contract 1, linked to award 1, has a gross value of £174,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document 098089-2026 is described as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 12 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-12.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£174,000 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 174000, currency GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract-level value; linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 is linked to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-12.
Contract start
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-12.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2029
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2029-03-31.
Notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Document 098089-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-16.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceFree, confidential, independent and impartial debt advice service
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The tender description specifies a debt advice service for residents experiencing financial hardship.
Activities
98% confidenceAdvice and casework on debt management, financial resilience and access to wider support
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The tender description identifies these service outcomes and activities.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 85312300 — Guidance and counselling services
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Award item 1 lists CPV 85312300.
Delivery area
98% confidenceUKH17, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 gives delivery region UKH17.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award data each reference lot 1 only.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceBelow threshold — unknown
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - unknown".
Regime
99% confidenceLight touch
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Tender specialRegime includes "lightTouch".
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence12 October 2026 to 31 March 2029
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-10-12 to 2029-03-31.
Duration
97% confidenceApproximately 2 years and 6 months
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Calculated from the explicit contract period of 12 October 2026 to 31 March 2029.
Extension options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Pricing detail
99% confidence£174,000 gross; pricing breakdown not published
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Contract 1 provides only amountGross and currency.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market relevance
96% confidenceThe requirement combines debt advice and casework with wider support access and financial-resilience outcomes.
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These elements are set out in the published service description.
Commercial scale
99% confidenceThe published gross contract value is £174,000 across the stated contract period.
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Contract 1 records £174,000 gross and a period from 12 October 2026 to 31 March 2029.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published lifecycle evidence
99% confidenceThe notice supports a concluded, signed and active contract record.
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Contract 1 is active and includes dateSigned and a defined contract period.
Missing competition and evaluation data
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, tenderer list, scoring, award rationale or evaluation details are provided.
Limited lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate lot value.
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Lot 1 fields for title, description and value are null.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity verified by Companies House company-number match.
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Supplier verification status is verified; matched company number is 04212031.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Competition, bid-count, tenderer, evaluation, scoring and award-rationale information not supplied in the published notice.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value.
- No extension, renewal or modification provisions are published.
- The notice provides a gross contract value only; no pricing or payment breakdown is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Breckland District CouncilDISS THETFORD AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUdebt advice contractCitizens Advice Diss and Thetfordguidance and counselling servicesUKH17
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Citizens Advice Diss and Thetford contract?
DISS, THETFORD AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU (company number 04212031) is the verified supplier named for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published gross value is £174,000 for contract 1.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 12 October 2026 to 31 March 2029.
What services are covered?
The contract covers free, confidential, independent and impartial debt advice, including advice and casework for residents experiencing financial hardship.
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