Official UK procurement notice
Independent Viability and Connected Carer Assessments
Authority: Cheshire East Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD62)
Awarded value£57,450published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 20 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to ONYX COLLABORATIVE SOCIAL WORK SERVICES LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of independent social workers to undertake viability assessments and, where required, Full Connected Carer Assessments for children and families identified through Operation Decker. The work will provide timely and standardised assessments to inform care planning and court decision-making.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Sept 2026, 13:33 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Sept 2026, 13:33 BST
- Authority reference
C5863- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-083903- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f245Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published4 Sept 2026, 13:33 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £57,4501 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ONYX COLLABORATIVE SOCIAL WORK SERVICES LTD | £57,450 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · ONYX COLLABORATIVE SOCIAL WORK SERVICES LTD
- Signed
- 20 Jul 2026
- Value
- £57,450
- Period
- 20 Jul 2026 – 5 Nov 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ONYX COLLABORATIVE SOCIAL WORK SERVICES LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender