Official UK procurement notice
Direct Payment Support Services · Independent Lives Limited for West Sussex County Council (May 2025)
Authority: West Sussex County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£2,450,000≈ £490k / year · £2,940,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update0.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 21 Jul 2025awarded 15 Oct 2025
Awarded to Independent Lives Limited
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2033 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDirect Payment Support Services.
The service will provide Direct Payment support to the recipients of a Direct Payment from the Authority and those who support them. The Service Supplier will also work with the Authority as a subject matter expert in partnership with the aim of developing access to Direct Payments to enable people to exercise choice and control over their care and support and facilitating the outcomes identified in their care and support plans.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Social services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,450,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Technical Quality: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Technical Quality
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 30 Sept 2025
- First published
- 19 May 2025, 11:56 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Oct 2025, 08:41 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
C20278- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031346- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0516bdFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days in arrears
Review and risk notes
- Risks
None
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
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- Submission deadline
- 21 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
All tender submissions must be completed and submitted via Atamis - WSCC's e-tendering portal. atamis-7669.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗
Timeline
19 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published19 May 2025, 11:56 BST
- Next notice expected20 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published10 Jun 2025, 16:13 BST
- Clarification questions by14 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline21 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent376 days ago15 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by375 days ago15 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published362 days ago28 Oct 2025, 08:41 GMT
- Contract starts208 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
12 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 May 2025- Pipeline notice published19 May 2025, 11:56 BSTUK1
- Pipeline notice published19 May 2025, 12:09 BSTUK1
- Published value updated to £2,450,00019 May 2025, 12:09 BSTwas £2,667,000
- Tender notice published10 Jun 2025, 16:13 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active10 Jun 2025, 16:13 BST
- Procurement method changed10 Jun 2025, 16:13 BST
- Deadline published: 21 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST10 Jun 2025, 16:13 BST
- Tender notice published16 Jun 2025, 16:08 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published15 Oct 2025, 16:47 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Oct 2025, 16:47 BST
- Contract signature expected15 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published28 Oct 2025, 08:41 GMTUK6
Published amendments (2)
Value update
Amendment to the reoccurring question to remove any ambiguity.
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2025-06: 1 release · 10 Jun 2025
- 2025-05: 2 releases · 19 May 2025, 19 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £2,437,3371 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Lives Limited1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2033Extensions: Up to 2 year extension · Options: Optional additional services paid for by service users. · Amended: The end date was incorrectly filled in as 31/03/2030 when it should have been 31/03/2031 as the contract is 5 years with an option to extend by two years. | £2,437,337 | 15 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Independent Lives LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender