OpenStage · tender 33 days to close

Provision of generalist social welfare information and advice

Community ServicesCPV 85300000

Value£580k

Deadline25 Sept 2026

Published20 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 20 Aug 202633 days leftCloses 25 Sept 2026

Who to contact

procurement@star-procurement.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

Via chest portal only https://procontract.due-north.com/ProjectManagement/ProjectDashboard?projectId=bfd0f3d9-9a9c-f111-813c-005056b64545

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£580ktotal contract value

median £134k

this tender£0£4.1m

This is a large award for Other Community & Personal Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 5,835 valued Other Community & Personal Services tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council has published 7 Other Community & Personal Services notices, about every 12 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around August 2027.

38% of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

The provision of generalist social welfare advice and information to Tameside residents.

What it takes to bid this

12–20 daysof bid-team effort

£8.2k–£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

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Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
Show at bidSocial value commitments

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