# Provision of social welfare advice and legal services: Debt, Welfare benefits and housing advice

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council](/buyers/rochdale-metropolitan-borough-council/contract-awards)
- Supplier: Citizens Advice Bureau
- Award value: £340,000
- Award date: 7 April 2017
- Published: 4 June 2018
- Contract start: 1 June 2017
- Contract end: 31 May 2019
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 03af1104-a4a2-4064-afdb-c3c8bb53c185-219891
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-950f1772-a997-40c8-8544-92b2d71e398f

## Description

The Contract relates to provision of Advice on Welfare, Debt and Housing issues to residents of the borough\. These people are often some of the borough's most vulnerable residents\. Service provision will be through telephone, digital, face -to-face in 10 venues across the borough\. The supplier will also represent and accompany clients in court\. The supplier must use a combination of paid staff and unpaid volunteers to meet the service specification The service specification dictates how the service is to be delivered and the funding available to do so\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/03af1104-a4a2-4064-afdb-c3c8bb53c185-219891)