Closed

Money Advice Service

West Devon Borough Council · £25,000 · closes 3 Jun 2016

£25,000

Estimated value

Closed

Deadline

18 Nov 2016

Published

This tender has closed.

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About this contract

South Hams District Council and West Devon Borough Council, working together in partnership, invite you to Bid for the provision of bespoke money advice to Service Users referred through both Councils. It is envisaged that the Service will be delivered from the Authority?s office locations as well as through home visits and outreach appointments. The core Service objectives for the Contract are as follows: ? To provide a free, independent, confidential and impartial debt advice service that delivers a fair outcome for both debtors and creditors; ? To assist people in budgeting and managing their money more effectively, particularly those who are most affected by changes in the benefit regimes; ? To promote and assist people in accessing the use of affordable and responsible credit; ? To provide advice to maximise household, family and individual income and reduce arrears; and ? Help improve understanding of benefit systems, in order to assist people claim more effectively. Contract period to be up to a period of one (1) year with an option to extend up to a period of one (1) further year. This Contract is being procured by West Devon Borough Council on behalf of itself and South Hams District Council. Additional information: APPLICANTS MUST REGISTER AN INTEREST ON THE AUTHORITY'S ELECTRONIC TENDERING SYSTEM TO ACCESS THE PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTS TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT. ONLY APPLICANTS WHO HAVE REGISTERED AN INTEREST WILL RECEIVE UPDATE NOTIFICATIONS AS TO PROGRESS OF THE PROCUREMENT, RESPONSES TO CLARIFICATION QUESTIONS AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION PERTINENT TO THIS OPPORTUNITY. New users to the system must register first to obtain a user name and password before returning to this opportunity. Please refer to the suppliers guide ?Visiting Site for the First Time? by clicking the ?Help? button. Once suppliers have expressed their interest they can access the procurement documentation from ?My Activities? on the home page. Service to be delivered within the districts of South Hams District and West Devon Borough Councils, Devon, UK.