Advice Services – Welfare Rights & Debt Recovery
- Buyer
- Argyll and Bute Council
- Value
- £211,000
- Closes
- 20 November 2026
- Where
- Lochgilphead, Scotland
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Argyll and Bute Council wants one provider to deliver free debt counselling and welfare rights advice to residents who are vulnerable when they first seek help, with a focus on preventing problems and stepping in early. The service will sit alongside other advice services run by the Council, its partners, national and local agencies, and the contract is estimated at £211,000.
What the buyer wants
• Provide free debt counselling and welfare rights advice to vulnerable residents of Argyll and Bute, with a focus on prevention and intervention. • Deliver the service as the single provider within a wider network of advice services from the Council, its partners, national and local agencies. • Deliver the service in line with the Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers and hold the relevant accreditation under the schemes administered by the Scottish Legal Aid Board, or equivalent standards.
Requirements
What could rule a small business out: The requirement to meet the Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers and hold accreditation under the Scottish Legal Aid Board schemes or equivalent standards would most likely rule out a small business that does not already hold this accreditation, and the contract is a single-provider award.
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