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Early Help for Adults Navigator Service Redesign
Published 26 Oct 2026
26 Oct 2026
Deadline in 25 days
- Primary CPV
-
85312000 *
Social work services without accommodation
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Manchester, North West
- Value
- £5,152,854
- Contract
-
4 years Duration
01/07/2027 01/07/2031
- Contract Types
-
85 *Health & social work servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Town Hall Extension, Manchester, M60 2LA, United Kingdom · UKD33
Contact
Award Criteria
- Price (20%)
- Quality (50%)
- Social Value (20%)
- Environmental (10%)
- Bidding Documents (the-chest.org.uk) · Bidding Documents
- The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Ches... · Technical Specifications
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Manchester City Council
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85312000 *
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Reference: P-1554
Manchester City Council requires a provider to deliver a city-wide Early Help for Adults Navigator Service for adults experiencing multiple disadvantage.
The Early Help for Adults Navigator Service aims to improve outcomes for adults experiencing multiple disadvantage through early intervention, prevention, and personalised support. The service will help people address challenges before they escalate into crisis, while promoting independence, resilience and long-term wellbeing.
The service will support wider public service systems to improve through collaborative partnership working and identification and reporting of barriers faced by clients so that they can be addressed by key decision makers.
Individual, service, and system outcomes are detailed in the Outcome Framework in Section 5.1 of Appendix B- Specification
Full CPV breakdown
- 85312000 — Social work services without accommodation (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- The contract period will be for 4 years with the option to extend for an additional 2 years.
- Submission method
- The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including procurement specific questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 23rd November 2026 as referred to in the tender documentation. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation. Below is the link to the chest advert: https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/AdvertSummary?projectId=1b079676-2cd1-f111-8142-6045bdf14b1f&projectStepId=24079676-2cd1-f111-8142-6045bdf14b1f
- Enquiries close
- 11 Nov 2026
- Award decision expected
- 8 Feb 2027
- Covered by GPA
- Yes
- Reserved / special regime
- Light Touch
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 26 Oct 2026 12:47
- Deadline
- 23 Nov 2026 11:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06cab3
- Notice ID
- P-1554
Full notice record
70 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Name | Manchester City Council |
| Address › Street | Town Hall Extension |
| Address › Town / city | Manchester |
| Address › Postcode | M60 2LA |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKD33 |
| Contact › Email | procurement@manchester.gov.uk |
| Role | buyer |
| Link | https://www.manchester.gov.uk/ |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
Buyer
| Name | Manchester City Council |
Tender
| Title | Early Help for Adults Navigator Service Redesign |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › Description | Social work services without accommodation |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £6,183,425 |
| Value › Value | £5,152,854 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | services |
| Special regime | Light touch |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Covered by | GPA |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 23 Nov 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 8 Feb 2027 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £6,183,425 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £5,152,854 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 20 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 50 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | Social Value |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight | 20 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Name | Environmental |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight | 10 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | economic |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | See tender documentation |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | technical |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | See tender documentation |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Suitable for › VCSEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 1 Jul 2027 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 1 Jul 2031 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 30 Jun 2033 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | The contract period will be for 4 years with the option to extend for an additional 2 years. |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | http://www.the-chest.org.uk |
| Document › Document 3 › Document type | Technical specifications |
| Document › Document 3 › Link | www.the-chest.org.uk |
| Document › Document 4 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 4 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 4 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100989-2026 |
| Document › Document 4 › Published | 26 Oct 2026 |