OpenHealth and social care

Early Help for Adults Navigator Service Redesign[E19]

Manchester, United KingdomManchester City Council[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Manchester City Council requires a provider to deliver a city-wide Early Help for Adults Navigator Service for adults experiencing multiple disadvantage. The Early Help for Adults Navigator Service aims to improve outcomes for adults experiencing multiple disadvantage through early intervention, prevention, and personalised support.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 23 Nov 2026, 11:00 UTC. UTC: 23 Nov 2026, 11:00 UTC.
Published 26 Oct 2026.
Value: GBP 5,152,854
Buyer: Manchester City CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
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Deadline[E5]: 23 Nov 2026, 11:00 UTC
Value[E20]: GBP 5,152,854
Published[E16]: 26 Oct 2026
Procedure[E15]: Open procedure
Source: UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 16 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Manchester City Council requires a provider to deliver a city-wide Early Help for Adults Navigator Service for adults experiencing multiple disadvantage. The Early Help for Adults Navigator Service aims to improve outcomes for adults experiencing multiple disadvantage through early intervention, prevention, and personalised support. The service will help people address challenges before they escalate into crisis, while promoting independence, resilience and long-term wellbeing. The service will support wider public service systems to improve through collaborative partnership working and identification and reporting of barriers faced by clients so that they can be addressed by key decision makers. Individual, service, and system outcomes are detailed in the Outcome Framework in Section 5.1 of Appendix B- Specification[E6]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionThe legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E7]
ConditionLot 1 economic criterion: See tender documentation[E9]
ConditionLot 1 technical criterion: See tender documentation[E8]
ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.[E10]
ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.[E11]
ConditionThe procurement is covered by the WTO Government Procurement Agreement.[E12]
DetailLot 1 runs from 1 Jul 2027 to 1 Jul 2031, extendable to 30 Jun 2033.[E3]
DetailClarification questions close at 11 Nov 2026, 11:00 UTC.[E13]
DetailThe notice explains how to submit a tender.[E18]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC
The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.
Source document 100989-2026

Evidence

20 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Manchester City Council.
Document 100989-2026, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 85312000 (Social work services without accommodation).
Document 100989-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Lot 1 runs from 1 Jul 2027 to 1 Jul 2031, extendable to 30 Jun 2033.
“2027-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 to 2031-07-01T23:59:59+01:00”
Document 100989-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.
Document 100989-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
Tenders must be submitted by 23 Nov 2026, 11:00 UTC.
“2026-11-23T11:00:00Z”
Document 100989-2026, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Manchester City Council requires a provider to deliver a city-wide Early Help for Adults Navigator Service for adults experiencing multiple disadvantage. The Early Help for Adults Navigator Service aims to improve outcomes for adults experiencing multiple disadvantage through ea…”
Document 100989-2026, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).
Document 100989-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
Lot 1 technical criterion: See tender documentation
Document 100989-2026, field /tender/lots/0/selectionCriteria/criteria/1/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
Lot 1 economic criterion: See tender documentation
Document 100989-2026, field /tender/lots/0/selectionCriteria/criteria/0/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
“sme: true”
Document 100989-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/sme, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.
“vcse: true”
Document 100989-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/vcse, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The procurement is covered by the WTO Government Procurement Agreement.
“GPA”
Document 100989-2026, field /tender/coveredBy, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E13
Clarification questions close at 11 Nov 2026, 11:00 UTC.
“2026-11-11T11:00:00Z”
Document 100989-2026, field /tender/enquiryPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E14
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 100989-2026, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E15
The procedure is: Open procedure.
Document 100989-2026, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E16
The notice was published on 26 Oct 2026.
“2026-10-26T12:47:56Z”
Document 100989-2026, field /tender/documents/3/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E17
Find a Tender gives the tender status as active.
Document 100989-2026, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E18
The notice explains how to submit a tender.
“The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation…”
Document 100989-2026, field /tender/submissionMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E19
The notice is titled "Early Help for Adults Navigator Service Redesign".
Document 100989-2026, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E20
The stated value is GBP 5,152,854 excluding VAT.
“5152854 GBP”
Document 100989-2026, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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