Coming up· published 9 Oct 2025
General and Specialist Information and Advice Services
Salford City Council · Salford, North West
Salford City Council is planning General and Specialist Information and Advice Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Salford.
Source: Find a Tender, published 9 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 09:56
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2031
Contract ends
5 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Salford City Council is planning General and Specialist Information and Advice Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Salford. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2031. It lasts 5 years.
Find a Tender published it on 9 October 2025. The notice number is 063597-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05ab54.
Summary of the contracting process
Salford City Council is currently planning a procurement process for "General and Specialist Information and Advice Services," which falls under the health and social work services category. This procurement is situated within Manchester, under the UKD3 region. The procurement is in the planning stage, with the Market Engagement scheduled for 31 October 2025.
The contract period is set to commence on 1 April 2026, concluding on 31 March 2031, as part of a long-term engagement strategy. Organisations with expertise in offering high-quality information and advice, particularly those capable of delivering services related to legal support, health service access, and social care under the Care Act, will find this contract advantageous.
The notice in full
High Street: General and specialist advice, including form filling and legal support where appropriate. Health: Information and advice to help individuals access health services suited to their needs. Care Act: Social care advice provided under the council's duties in the Care Act 2014.
Palliative Care: Financial advice for those in their last year of life, including support for families and carers. Disabled Children: Specialist benefits advice for Salford families with disabled children, plus general support on related issues. Expectant Families: Advice on maternity benefits and employment rights for expectant families, including teenagers.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2031 (5 years)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 063597-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ab54
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Salford
- Town
- Manchester
- Postcode
- M27 5DA
- Electoral ward
- Swinton & Wardley
- Constituency
- Worsley and Eccles
- Delivery area
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Greater Manchester South West
- Area
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Salford City Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Manchester, M27 5DA · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
Questions about General and Specialist Information and Advice Services
When will the General and Specialist Information and Advice Services tender open?
Salford City Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How long is the General and Specialist Information and Advice Services contract?
The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2031 (5 years).
Who is the buyer for General and Specialist Information and Advice Services?
Salford City Council, based in Salford, North West.
How do I bid for General and Specialist Information and Advice Services?
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
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- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
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- Watch for the tender notice.
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