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# Direct Payment Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/direct-payment-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04a758). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** North Lanarkshire Council: "Direct Payment Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [North Lanarkshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-lanarkshire-council-ons-s12000050)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 November 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM84
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £831,566 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04a758`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/direct-payment-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04a758#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/direct-payment-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04a758#participate

## Description
North Lanarkshire Council and Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire have a statutory obligation to provide an advice and support service for people who are considering and using Self Directed Support Option 1 (direct payment)
The service will provide independent support and advice for people wishing to consider or actively employ staff directly to meet their social work budget using a direct payment.
The Contractor will support budget holders in the return of unused funds to North Lanarkshire Council.
The support should be delivered in a variety of ways to the budget holder, this should include, but not limited to, in person.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** North Lanarkshire Council and Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire have a statutory obligation to provide an advice and support service for people who are considering and using Self Directed Support Option 1 (direct payment)
The service will prov...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 010212-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-141165`
  - Value: £415,788 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 010352-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-141165`
  - Value: £415,778 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 010212-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £415,788
  - Signed Date: 21/01/2025

- **Contract:** 010352-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £415,778
  - Signed Date: 21/01/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F010352-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-03-20T11:26:43.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T05:52:55.547Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04a758