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Early Help for Adults Navigator Service Redesign

Manchester City Council

Estimated value
£5,152,854
Excluding VAT
Where
Not stated
Buyer in North West England
Trade
Health and social care
Social work services without accommodation
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Worked out by Evendraft from the notice’s own data, on 26 Oct 2026. The official notice is the one to rely on.

Time to bid
19 full UK working days before the closing day, Mon 23 Nov 2026 (England and Wales bank holidays left out). Questions to the buyer close on Wed 11 Nov 2026, 11 working days from now.
Time allowed
The buyer allowed 28 days from publication to the closing day: shorter than the median for open health and social care tenders (31 days).
Value
£5.15m is above the median (£4.87m) of the 256 open health and social care tenders that state a value.
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2 more open tenders from Manchester City Council listed here.

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Manchester City Council requires a provider to deliver a city-wide Early Help for Adults Navigator Service for adults experiencing multiple disadvantage.

Official notice
Find a Tender, notice 100989-2026
Buyer
Manchester City Council
Buyer’s region
North West England
Where the work is
Not stated on the notice
Listed on Evendraft under
North West England (the buyer’s region: the notice gives no place of work)
Published
26 Oct 2026
Tender deadline
23 Nov 2026, 11:00 UK time
Questions by
11 Nov 2026, 11:00 UK time
Estimated value
£5,152,854 (excluding VAT)
Trade
Health and social care
CPV codes
  • 85312000 Social work services without accommodation
Procedure
Open procedureOne stage: any supplier can send a full tender.
Framework
Not stated on the notice
Lots
Not divided into lots
Suitable for small businesses The buyer’s answer
Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises The buyer’s answer
Yes
Good for small firms Evendraft’s filter
No (estimated value over £1m)Good for small firms means the buyer marked it suitable for small businesses, the estimated value is £1m or less (or not stated), it is open to new suppliers, and it is not a framework with more than 20 places. Tenders where the buyer didn't say are left out.
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