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title: "Direct Payment Workforce Recruitment and Development Service"
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# Direct Payment Workforce Recruitment and Development Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/direct-payment-workforce-recruitment-and-development-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05e399). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Wigan Council: "Direct Payment Workforce Recruitment and Development Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £95,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Wigan Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wigan-council-ons-e08000010)
- **Published Value:** £95,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 December 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Other community, social and personal services, Repair and maintenance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £114,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/direct-payment-workforce-recruitment-and-development-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05e399#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05e399`

## 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-workforce-recruitment-and-development-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05e399#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** www.the-chest.org.uk 

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 50000000, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £95,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2029

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

  - Supplier(s): **EMBRACE WIGAN & LEIGH**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-14729`
  - Value: £114,000 † (inc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Direct Payment Workforce Recruitment and Development Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £114,000
  - Signed Date: 13/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F074893-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-13T15:50:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T17:23:55.533Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05e399