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# Direct Payment Support Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/direct-payment-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-028b1a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Lincolnshire County Council: "Direct Payment Support Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Lincolnshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/lincolnshire-county-council-ons-e10000019)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 February 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028b1a`

## 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-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-028b1a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/direct-payment-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-028b1a#participate

## Description
LOT 1: The provision of a  Direct Payment Support Service to provide support services to Adults and Children at LCC and LPFT (mental health) who have chosen to take a direct payment.
LOT2: The provision of a  Direct Payment Support Service to provide support services to Lincolnshire CCG.
The support encompasses the following a front loaded support service that provides information, advice and guidance service to all people in receipt of a Direct Payment to:
•	Work strategically with the Council/CCG to enable people to move to the most appropriate
level of support for them taking into account the other Direct Payment support services
commissioned by the Council (LOT1) and Lincs CCG(LOT2) and facilitating the individuals'
path to independence.
•	provide a fully managed service account
•	provide training and support for individuals to become Employers with training and
recruitment of Personal Assistants
•	set up mandatory training and signpost to other required training resources for Personal
Assistants
•	signpost and provide guidance on appropriate Insurances
•	provide access to a Payroll service
•	act as a Suitable Person where needed
•	disseminate best practice through partnerships
•	Establish support networks

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published

- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Description:** LOT 1: The provision of a  Direct Payment Support Service to provide support services to Adults and Children at LCC and LPFT (mental health) who have chosen to take a direct payment.
LOT2: The provision of a  Direct Payment Support Service to provide...

### Lot 2: Direct Payment Support Services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Description:** This Procurement undertaken in accordance with regulations 74 to 76 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 under “Light Touch Regime”. Lincolnshire County Council are carrying out this procurement for the Council and NHS Lincolnshrie CCG. The tender...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 011468-2021-Direct Payment Support Service - LCC-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Penderels Trust Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-16102`

- **Award:** 011468-2021-Direct Payment Support Service - Lincs CCG-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **People Plus Group Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:05722765`

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 011468-2021-Direct Payment Support Service - LCC-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 06/05/2021

- **Contract:** 011468-2021-Direct Payment Support Service - Lincs CCG-2 (active)

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011468-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-05-24T11:11:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T11:56:59.380Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-028b1a