Early Help for Adults Navigator Service Redesign

What the buyer is asking for

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

How this is scored

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• 20%pricePrice
• 50%qualityQuality
• 20%qualitySocial Value
• 10%qualityEnvironmental

What you must already have

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• technical

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published11 days ago

   26 Oct 2026, 12:47 GMT
2. Clarification questions byin 5 days

   11 Nov 2026, 11:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 17 days

   23 Nov 2026, 11:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 94 days

   8 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice14 Jul 2026, 12:44 BST066155-2026
2. Pipeline or early engagement notice14 Jul 2026, 13:12 BST066166-2026
3. Tender notice26 Oct 2026, 12:47 GMT100989-2026

Documents

• biddingDocuments
• 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.
• Tender notice on Find a Tender