Official UK procurement notice
Direct Payments · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Cheshire West and Chester Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCheshire West and Chester Council are redesigning their previous Arrangement of Care service into a more focused 'Direct Payment' service. This new Service is designed to provide Information, Advice and Guidance to residents interested in utilising Direct Payments and how they can spend them to meet their assessed needs. This service will be an essential element in achieving the Councils aim of increasing the number of people using a Direct Payment.
Residents who are classified as a 'Self-Funder' will not be supported by this Commission unlike the previous 'Arrangement of Care' service. This is a service that will support both Children and Adult direct payment recipients of any age and does not include Personal Health Budgets.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,375,000
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Social Value
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Apr 2025, 15:08 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Mar 2026, 11:07 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
DN791146- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067611- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0502a7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Nov 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
14 Apr 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published14 Apr 2025, 15:08 BST
- Market engagement7 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Please refer to The Chest, www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ for the draft specification and QR link to the questionnaire
- Next notice expected1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published363 days ago22 Oct 2025, 16:32 BST
- Submission deadline333 days ago21 Nov 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by306 days ago17 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent278 days ago15 Jan 2026
- Standstill ends266 days ago26 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published228 days ago6 Mar 2026, 11:07 GMT
- Contract starts202 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Apr 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published14 Apr 2025, 15:08 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published1 May 2025, 16:14 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published22 Oct 2025, 16:32 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £1,375,00022 Oct 2025, 16:32 BST
- Status changed to active22 Oct 2025, 16:32 BST
- Procurement method changed22 Oct 2025, 16:32 BST
- Deadline published: 21 Nov 2025, 10:00 GMT22 Oct 2025, 16:32 BST
- Contract award notice published15 Jan 2026, 15:34 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Jan 2026, 15:34 GMT
- Contract signature expected1 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published6 Mar 2026, 11:07 GMTUK7
Published amendments (1)
deadline for responding has changed to 7th May 2025 , 5pm
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-05: 1 release · 1 May 2025
- 2025-04: 1 release · 14 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrie Bookkeeping & Payroll Solutions LtdSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: one year extension, commissioners will review contract outcomes, budget and suitability to make a decision whether to extend or re-tender | £1,632,000 inc. VAT | 14 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Barrie Bookkeeping & Payroll Solutions LtdSME
- Signed
- 5 Mar 2026
- Value
- £1,632,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- one year extension, a review will be undertaken to see if this is best value or not
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders · 9 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BARRIE BOOKKEEPING & PAYROLL SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender