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Specialist Advice, Debt and Income Maximisation Service throughout Pembrokeshire[E22]

United KingdomSouth West WalesPembrokeshire County Council[E1]

Deadline[E7]
Buyer's deadline: 4 Dec 2026, 00:00 UTC. UTC: 4 Dec 2026, 00:00 UTC.
Value[E23]
GBP 1,526,400
Procedure[E17]
Open procedureOne stage: bids go in by the deadline
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What they want

Contract Notice - Specialist Advice, Debt and Income Maximisation Service throughout Pembrokeshire. The contract includes a potential additional services budget of £100,000 per annum. This has been included within the value contained within this notice however may not be taken up.

Who can bid
  • The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).
  • Lot 1 economic criterion: Registered with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Possess the Advice Quality Standard (AQS) accreditation or equivalent.
  • Lot 1 technical criterion: Registered with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Possess the Advice Quality Standard (AQS) accreditation or equivalent
  • The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
  • The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.

Risks and unknowns

  • RiskThe buyer lists contract risks in the notice.[E19]
  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.
Published[E18]
29 Oct 2026
Source
UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
11 hours ago
About the requirement · From the notice
Contract Notice - Specialist Advice, Debt and Income Maximisation Service throughout Pembrokeshire. The contract includes a potential additional services budget of £100,000 per annum. This has been included within the value contained within this notice however may not be taken up.[E8]

Preliminary, from the notice only

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  • Delivery location: UKL, United Kingdom.[E9]
  • The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E10]

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Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionThe legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E10]
  • ConditionLot 1 economic criterion: Registered with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Possess the Advice Quality Standard (AQS) accreditation or equivalent.[E11]
  • ConditionLot 1 technical criterion: Registered with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Possess the Advice Quality Standard (AQS) accreditation or equivalent[E12]
  • ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.[E14]
  • ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.[E13]
  • DetailDelivery location: UKL, United Kingdom.[E9]
  • DetailLot 1 runs from 30 Apr 2027 to 30 Apr 2029, extendable to 30 Apr 2031.[E5]
  • DetailClarification questions close at 1 Dec 2026, 00:00 UTC.[E15]
  • DetailThe notice explains how to submit a tender.[E21]

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What else this buyer buys

Pembrokeshire County Council

Tender documents
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Address
County Hall, SA61 1TP, Pembrokeshire

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Evidence23 facts from the notice · Show

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  1. E1

    The buyer is Pembrokeshire County Council.

    Document 102697-2026, field /buyer/name, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2–E4

    Classified under CPV: Health and social work services (85000000); Benefit services (75310000); Provision of services to the community (75200000).

    read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC

  3. E5

    Lot 1 runs from 30 Apr 2027 to 30 Apr 2029, extendable to 30 Apr 2031.

    “2027-05-01T00:00:00+01:00 to 2029-04-30T23:59:59+01:00”

    Document 102697-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E6

    The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.

    Document 102697-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E7

    Tenders must be submitted by 4 Dec 2026, 00:00 UTC.

    “2026-12-04T00:00:00+00:00”

    Document 102697-2026, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E8

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “Contract Notice - Specialist Advice, Debt and Income Maximisation Service throughout Pembrokeshire. The contract includes a potential additional services budget of £100,000 per annum. This has been included within the value contained within this notice however may not be taken…”

    Document 102697-2026, field /tender/description, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E9

    Delivery location: UKL, United Kingdom.

    Document 102697-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E10

    The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).

    Document 102697-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E11

    Lot 1 economic criterion: Registered with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Possess the Advice Quality Standard (AQS) accreditation or equivalent.

    Document 102697-2026, field /tender/lots/0/selectionCriteria/criteria/0/description, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E12

    Lot 1 technical criterion: Registered with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Possess the Advice Quality Standard (AQS) accreditation or equivalent

    Document 102697-2026, field /tender/lots/0/selectionCriteria/criteria/1/description, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E13

    The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.

    “vcse: true”

    Document 102697-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/vcse, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E14

    The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

    “sme: true”

    Document 102697-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/sme, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  13. E15

    Clarification questions close at 1 Dec 2026, 00:00 UTC.

    “2026-12-01T00:00:00+00:00”

    Document 102697-2026, field /tender/enquiryPeriod/endDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  14. E16

    This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.

    “tender”

    Document 102697-2026, field /tag, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  15. E17

    The procedure is: Open procedure.

    Document 102697-2026, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  16. E18

    The notice was published on 29 Oct 2026.

    “2026-10-29T14:31:45Z”

    Document 102697-2026, field /tender/documents/1/datePublished, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  17. E19

    The buyer lists contract risks in the notice.

    “The Council recognises a number of potential risks that may affect delivery including: Fluctuations in demand Changes to funding availability Recruitment and retention of suitably qualified staff Legislative or Welfare Reform Increasing complexity of client need”

    Document 102697-2026, field /tender/riskDetails, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  18. E20

    Find a Tender gives the tender status as active.

    Document 102697-2026, field /tender/status, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  19. E21

    The notice explains how to submit a tender.

    “All tenders must be submitted in accordance with the instructions on etenderwales Bravo Solutions: https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html. You must have a profile and be logged into the system in order to access the tender. The tender reference code is: itt_127266”

    Document 102697-2026, field /tender/submissionMethodDetails, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  20. E22

    The notice is titled "Specialist Advice, Debt and Income Maximisation Service throughout Pembrokeshire".

    Document 102697-2026, field /tender/title, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  21. E23

    The stated value is GBP 1,526,400 excluding VAT.

    “1526400 GBP”

    Document 102697-2026, field /tender/value/amount, read 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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Updates

  1. First seen · 29 Oct 2026, 23:25 UTC

    The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.

    Source document 102697-2026