Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF) Lead Alliance Partnership Model - Financial Resilience Services

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Estimated value

£2.4m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

05 Jun 2026

Deadline 15 Jul 2026

Description

Warrington Borough Council intend to appoint a single Lead Alliance Partner (LAP) to hold the contract for the Financial Resilience Strand of the delivery of Crisis and Resilience services to act as the prime contractor. The LAP will retain full contractual responsibility and accountability for the end-to-end delivery, performance, and compliance of the service, including all elements delivered by subcontractors or alliance partners. The LAP must ensure that they and all alliance partners demonstrate a strong understanding of local needs and maintain effective links with local communities, services, and referral pathways, to ensure support is responsive, culturally appropriate, and accessible to diverse populations. While elements of delivery may be subcontracted, overall accountability for outcomes, quality standards, and compliance remains solely with the LAP and cannot be delegated.

Scope

Reference
DN818297
Total value
£2,400,000 excluding VAT
£2,900,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
09 Nov 2026 to 31 Mar 2029

If further funding is received in the same basis at the end of the programme, extension opportunities may be examined.

Main category
services
CPV classifications
79998000
80400000
Contract locations
North West England, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
qualityquality100.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

Organisation giving debt advice must hold the necessary FCA authorisation or accreditation required to provide regulated financial and debt advice (NB. We appreciate that not all organisations will have this, and this is where a collaborative approach will be beneficial).

Submission & procedure

Submission deadline
15 Jul 2026, 11:00 am
Submission address
https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities DN818297
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Open procedure