Welfare Advice Services and Advice Network Support & Training Services
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · Yorkshire · up to £21,102,592
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What the buyer wants
Provision of Welfare Advice Services and Advice Network Support and Training Services to support residents in Bradford District facing financial hardship and barriers to accessing support, aiming to improve financial wellbeing, resilience, and access to welfare support.
The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is procuring Welfare Advice Services and Advice Network Support and Training Services to support residents experiencing financial hardship, poverty and barriers to accessing support across Bradford District. The service is funded through the Crisis and Resilience Fund and aims to improve financial wellbeing, resilience and access to welfare support. The procurement comprises two lots. Lot 1 – Welfare Advice Services will provide free, independent, impartial and confidential welfare advice, casework and representation for Bradford District residents. The service will support residents with welfare benefits, debt, housing, employment, health-related welfare issues, fuel poverty, consumer matters and immigration advice within the provider's authorised competence. The Lead Provider will deliver services directly and coordinate a network of subcontracted locality-based organisations to ensure access across all five Bradford localities. The service will operate on a "no wrong front door" basis, ensuring residents receive timely support, active referrals and appropriate advocacy where required. Lot 2 – Advice Network Support and Training Services will support workforce development, quality improvement, collaboration and network coordination across the Bradford District Resilience and Advice Network. The Provider will facilitate partnership working, deliver a district-wide training programme, support consistent reporting and quality standards, strengthen safeguarding awareness and develop pathways into accredited welfare advice roles. The services will contribute to the Council's Anti-Poverty Strategy, support prevention of homelessness, improve financial resilience, increase benefit uptake, strengthen partnership working and improve outcomes for vulnerable residents across the district. The initial contract term is two years with options to extend for up to two further periods of 24 months.
How Tenderoo reads it
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Services required
- Welfare advice services
- Advice network support and training services
What you will need to show
- Provide free, independent, impartial and confidential welfare advice — Suppliers must deliver welfare advice services that are free, independent, impartial, and confidential to residents.
- Coordinate a network of subcontracted locality-based organisations — The lead provider must coordinate a network of subcontracted organisations to ensure service access across all localities.
- Operate on a 'no wrong front door' basis — Services must ensure residents receive timely support, active referrals, and appropriate advocacy without barriers to access.
- Support workforce development and quality improvement — Providers must support workforce development, quality improvement, collaboration, and network coordination across the advice network.
- Deliver district-wide training programme and strengthen safeguarding awareness — Providers must deliver training programmes and enhance safeguarding awareness within the network.
- Develop pathways into accredited welfare advice roles — Providers must develop pathways to accredited welfare advice roles to support workforce development.
- Support prevention of homelessness and improve financial resilience — Services should contribute to preventing homelessness and improving financial resilience among residents.
- Comply with UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 — Suppliers must comply with UK data protection laws to ensure confidentiality and lawful handling of personal data.
- Comply with Equality Act 2010 — Suppliers must comply with the Equality Act 2010 to ensure non-discrimination and equal treatment.
- Comply with Modern Slavery Act — Suppliers must comply with the Modern Slavery Act to prevent slavery and human trafficking in their operations.
- Comply with health and safety law — Suppliers must comply with health and safety legislation to ensure safe working practices.
Lots
- Lot LOT-0000 (up to £21,102,592)
Key facts
- Buyer: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
- Estimated value: up to £21,102,592
- Deadline: 4 December 2026
- Location: Yorkshire
- Published on: Find a Tender
- First seen by Tenderoo: 4 November 2026
- CPV: 85312400, 85311100, 85311200, 85311300
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