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Published 18 Nov 2025, 15:50 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Direct Payment Workforce Recruitment and Development Service

Official notice

Authority: Wigan Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Published estimate£95,000≈ £32k / year · £114,000 inc. VAT20% above final estimate
Submissions closed 16 Dec 2025awarded 13 Mar 2026
Awarded to Embrace Wigan & Leigh
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Within Wigan we are committed to personalisation and ensuring that those eligible for support will have the opportunity to receive a Personal Budget.

As part of this commitment, we are looking to commission a service provider to offer practical support to attract, match, and secure a Personal Assistant in addition to providing clear information and advice to individuals residing in the Borough who have been assessed as having eligible social care needs and have chosen a Direct Payments.

The employment and availability of Personal Assistants is important in ensuring people have choice and control in their care and can access this offer.

The annual contract value is £38,000 (£114,000.00 over the three-year period).

The service will be accessible to residents of the Wigan Borough.

CPV: Other community, social and personal services · Repair and maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£95,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs)Value: £95,000 exc. VAT · £114,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
50000000 Repair and maintenance services98000000 Other community, social and personal services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: The Quality criteria will be inclusive of 15% Community Wealth Building within the total criterion.
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Nov 2025, 15:50 GMT
Last source update
13 Mar 2026, 15:50 GMT
Authority reference
PA072
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074893
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Other community, social and personal servicesRepair and maintenance services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e399 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
9 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.the-chest.org.uk ↗

Timeline

18 Nov 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published337 days ago
    18 Nov 2025, 15:50 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by316 days ago
    9 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline309 days ago
    16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Latest notice published222 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 15:50 GMT
  5. Contract starts204 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Nov 2025, 15:50 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    13 Mar 2026, 15:50 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    13 Mar 2026, 15:50 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £114,0001 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Embrace Wigan & LeighVCSE£114,000 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Direct Payment Workforce Recruitment and Development Service · Embrace Wigan & LeighVCSE

    Signed
    13 Mar 2026
    Value
    £114,000 inc. VAT
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wigan Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCGG-6481-TZPW Wigan Town Hall, Library Street, Wigan, North West, WN1 1YNContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • EMBRACE WIGAN & LEIGHAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03936727GB-PPON: PCXV-5415-LCLY 81 Ribble Road, Wigan, North West, WN2 5EGContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender