Published date: 18 October 2024

Open early engagement - This means that a procurement idea is currently active, it is in the early stage of development and judging interest from potential suppliers.


Closing date: 18 January 2025

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

  • Social work services - 85310000

    • Social services - 85320000

    • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

B91 3QB

Procurement reference

IT-208-20792-SOL - 20792

Published date

18 October 2024

Closing date

18 January 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Description

Solihull Council currently commissions information and advice support, which is delivered from the Core in Solihull, the Bluebell Centre in Chelmsley Wood, by phone and online. These are called our Community Advice Hubs.

The Community Advice Hub provides universal services with the focus on maintaining independence, good health and promoting wellbeing. This will include, but not be limited to:

• Self-help tools
• signposting on a wide range of issues including:

o public health services,
o health and wellbeing information & advice,
o leisure services,
o employment and education,
o relationships,
o legal,
o consumer,
o travel,
o immigration and discrimination,
o general debt advice,
o Disability benefits and financial advice,
o Fast track triage people through to Level 2 specialist services.

The Council wants to engage with the market to help inform the shape of future procurements to secure the right capacity to meet local needs in the future. We propose a market testing exercise to help with this.

More information


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Additional text

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Paul Howe

Address

Manor Square
Solihull
Solihull
B91 3QB
United Kingdom

Telephone

01217048238

Email

paul.howe@solihull.gov.uk