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# Direct Payment Support Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/direct-payment-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03bd81). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Borough of Barking and Dagenham: "Direct Payment Support Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £360,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 26 May 2023, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Barking and Dagenham](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-barking-and-dagenham-ons-e09000002)
- **Published Value:** £360,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 May 2023 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Financial and insurance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI52
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £405,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/direct-payment-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03bd81#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03bd81`

## 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-03bd81#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Flbbd.bravosolution.co.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/direct-payment-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03bd81#participate

## Description
The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is awarding a contract for a Direct Payment Support Service for adult residents residing in Barking and Dagenham. We see social care needs and the relationship people have with the community as a significant part of our residents’ lives and are committed to maintain and restore our residents’ abilities to live as independently as possible in their own homes, whilst giving them the tools required to make personal choices about the care and/or support they receive and ensuring they have control of those choices.
We want to ensure that residents accessing their personal budget via a direct payment are enabled to make informed decisions about their care and support through the provision of an experienced, knowledgeable, individually tailored, good-quality Direct Payment Support Service. We want our residents to be fully supported throughout their responsibilities of being a direct payment recipient and employers of Personal Assistants. The Direct Payment Support Service is crucial in ensuring our residents receive the support required and that our residents can comply with all relevant regulations.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £360,000
- **Description:** The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is awarding a contract for a Direct Payment Support Service for adult residents residing in Barking and Dagenham. We see social care needs and the relationship people have with the community as a significant...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Direct Payment Support Service (active)
  - Award id: `011685-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Vibrance**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-110427`
  - Value: £405,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Direct Payment Support Service (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `018456-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Direct Payment Support Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £405,000
  - Signed Date: 31/03/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011685-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-04-10T15:25:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T23:31:47.120Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03bd81