Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Hartlepool Borough Council
Civic Centre, Victoria Road
Hartlepool
TS24 8AY
UK
Contact person: Mrs Karen Cooper
Telephone: +44 1429523009
E-mail: karen.cooper@hartlepool.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC11
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.hartlepool.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.hartlepool.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.procontract.due-north.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.procontract.due-north.com
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
PROVISION OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
Reference number: DN754914
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Hartlepool Borough Council is seeking submissions from suitably experienced organisations or individuals to provide financial support, information, advice and guidance to people resident from the borough of Hartlepool. The Service will be provided outreach across Hartlepool Borough Council Community Hubs.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC11
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Hartlepool Borough Council is seeking submissions from suitably experienced organisations or individuals to provide financial support, information, advice and guidance to people resident from the borough of Hartlepool. The Service will be provided outreach across Hartlepool Borough Council Community Hubs.
The aim of the Service is to provide free, confidential, independent, impartial, high quality advice with a focus on but not limited to:
Personal Independence Payments
Attendance Allowance
Council Tax Support
Negotiating housing payments
Universal Credit,
Carers Allowance,
Pension credit,
Tax credit,
Employment and support allowance,
Disability living allowance
Applications and appeals
Debt including bankruptcy/negotiating with creditors/IVAs
Advocacy for people unable to advocate for themselves in benefit appeals
Support to access advocacy services to support in benefit appeals.
The Service will be adaptable to change to meet future changes in relevant legalisation.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
05/02/2025
Local time: 14:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
05/02/2025
Local time: 14:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Hartlepool Borough Council
Hartlepool
TS24 8AY
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/01/2025