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title: "ROUND 2 - TC276 - Personal Budget Support Service Flexible Purchasing System (FPS)"
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# ROUND 2 - TC276 - Personal Budget Support Service Flexible Purchasing System (FPS)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/round-2-tc276-personal-budget-support-service-flexible-purchasing-system-fps-ocds-h6vhtk-03de29). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Bolton Council: "ROUND 2 - TC276 - Personal Budget Support Service Flexible Purchasing System (FPS)". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £1,927,800. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 20 May 2024, 16:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Bolton Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bolton-council-ons-e08000001)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £1,927,800 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 May 2024 at 16:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03de29`

## 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/round-2-tc276-personal-budget-support-service-flexible-purchasing-system-fps-ocds-h6vhtk-03de29#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/round-2-tc276-personal-budget-support-service-flexible-purchasing-system-fps-ocds-h6vhtk-03de29#participate

## Description
The Borough Council of Bolton (The Authority) are prepared to receive tenders for Personal Budget Support Service that will consist of 2 Procurement Lots which will be subject to the information, specification and tender package enclosed.
The Flexible Purchasing System (FPS) has been divided into the following 2 Lots:
Lot 1 – Personal Budget Payroll and Supported Banking Services;
Lot 2 – Personal Budget Brokerage Service.
The procurement will be an open tender but will be operating as a Flexible Purchasing System (FPS) which is an open Pseudo-dynamic FPS agreement allowing providers to join the Pseudo-dynamic FPS agreement during the term of the agreement via rounds. Rounds will be opened at certain times during the term when there is a requirement of provision – minimum once a year. This is Round 2 of the FPS.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Personal Budget Payroll and Supported Banking Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Personal Budget Payroll and Supported Banking Services
The procurement will be an open tender but will be operating as a Flexible Purchasing System (FPS) which is an open Pseudo-dynamic FPS agreement allowing providers to join the Pseudo-dynamic FPS ...
- **Contract Period:**  to 30/09/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Personal Budget Brokerage Service
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Personal Budget Brokerage Service.
The procurement will be an open tender but will be operating as a Flexible Purchasing System (FPS) which is an open Pseudo-dynamic FPS agreement allowing providers to join the Pseudo-dynamic FPS agreement during the...
- **Contract Period:**  to 30/09/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F012693-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-04-18T13:53:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T11:16:46.446Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03de29