Commissioning Debt Advice in England
key details
| Value | £260,354,141 |
|---|---|
| Status | complete |
| Category (CPV) | 98000000 |
| Region | North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West |
| Procedure | open |
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-02c8fc |
Awards (5)
This procurement was awarded to 5 suppliers. Values shown are per-award; the notice total is £260,354,141.
| Supplier | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Pennington Limited t/a Money Wellness shared | · | · | active |
| Gregory Pennington t/a Money Wellness shared | · | · | active |
| Money Advice Trust shared | · | · | active |
| The National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux shared | · | · | active |
| The National Association of Citizens Advices Bureaux shared | · | · | active |
description
The contract [Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-000206] has been modified by way of the inclusion of an option (if needed) to extend the contract term by 14-months from 1st February 2028 to 31st March 2029.
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000206-2023?origin=SearchResults&p=1
The reason for the option to extend the contract (if exercised) is to allow the new National Debt Advice Services procurement (see UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice; Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-037729 - Preliminary Market Engagement for the Provision of National Debt Advice Services) programme to continue developing strategic and operational approaches to meet the evolving needs of the supplier market.
If the option is not exercised, then there are no financial implications, and the current contract award value remains unchanged. Should the option be exercised, the additional total value of the contract will be between £60m and £66m.
The Authority is satisfied that this modification is not "substantial" for the purposes of regulation 72(1)(e) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR). Taking each element of the test set out at Regulation 72(8) in turn, the optional extension (if exercised):
| • | is on the same terms as the original contract - there is no "material difference" compared to the original contract and no renegotiation of any key term of the contract; |
| • | is on the same terms as the original contract and does not introduce any conditions which would have the consequences described at Regulation 72(8)(b); |
| • | will not change the economic balance of the contract in favour of the supplier; and |
| • | does not include the provision of any new services and so does not extend the scope of the contract considerably. |
notice history
6 notices published against this procurement.
| Published | Type | Regime | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2021 | Prior information notice (F01) | Earlier regulations | 009011-2021 |
| 7 May 2021 | Corrigendum (F14) | Earlier regulations | 009930-2021 |
| 14 May 2021 | Corrigendum (F14) | Earlier regulations | 010694-2021 |
| 16 Jul 2021 | Contract notice (F02) | Earlier regulations | 016778-2021 |
| 4 Jan 2023 | Contract award notice (F03) | Earlier regulations | 000206-2023 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | Contract award notice (F03) | Earlier regulations | 069335-2026 |
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