Procurement Summary
Country : United Kingdom
Summary : Cambridge City Council - Universal Credit Outreach
Deadline : 31 Jul 2020
Other Information
Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 44173251
Document Ref. No. :
Competition : ICB
Financier : Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership : -
Tender Value : Refer Document
Purchaser's Detail
Purchaser : CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCILS
Cambridge City Council Guildhall Cambridge CB2 3QJ United Kingdom
Contact Person : Naomi Armstrong
United Kingdom
Email :Naomi.Armstrong@cambridge.gov.uk
Tender Details
Title : Cambridge City Council - Universal Credit Outreach
Location Of Contract : East of England
Industry : Benefit services - 75310000
Value Of Contract : £105, 000 to £105, 000
Description : Personal Budgeting Support is offered to all Universal Credit Full Service claimants when they transition to UC. This is to support claimants to manage their monthly payments and prioritise essential bills such as rent/utilities. Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council are seeking to appoint a suitable contractor to provide this service for an initial period of 24 months. A successful bid to the Sharing Prosperity Fund approved a two year outreach project to provide up to 5 hours per day, 5 days per week resource in Cambridge Jobcentre Plus offices to support new and existing claimants, resident in Cambridge or South Cambridgeshire, to Universal Credit in particular with personal budgeting support.This will include ensuring that they have claimed the correct benefits, supported to claim advance payments or direct payments and understand how this impacts on their household budgets. The Contractor will need to refer clients to experts who will be able to take on individual cases of advanced debt assistance, for instance Debt Relief Orders etc.
Published Date : 10 July 2020
Closing Date : 31 July 2020
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