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Published 30 Apr 2025, 16:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of An All Age Direct Payment Support Service

Official notice

Authority: Sefton Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regime
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD73)
Published estimate£2,141,100≈ £714k / year · £2,141,100 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 May 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Sefton Council aim to collaborate with key partners and the community to develop various services. By working together as a strategic partnership, we seek to enhance the growth and resilience of diverse communities across the borough. We will focus on creating person-centred and strength-based services that meet individuals' needs.

The key aspirations for Direct Payment & Personal Health Budgets are:

  • Focus on the individual, their strengths, choices, assets and goals
  • Focus on the outcomes that individuals and carers wish to achieve
  • A comprehensive support offer that enables the person to manage their Direct Payment or Personal Health Budget effectively and lawfully
  • No preliminary market engagement: Preliminary Market engagement initiated prior to commencement of the PA2023 regulations. Expressions of Interest were requested via Contracts Finder reference DP EOI # 1 SEFT001-DN763136-60384534

CPV: Social services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsPublished value£2,141,100
Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensionsValue: £2,141,100 exc. VAT · £2,141,100 inc. VAT
Delivery: North West
Extensions: Year 1 extension Nov 2028 - Oct 2029 to be used if provider continues to perform to expectation Year 2 extension Nov 2029 - Oct 2030 to be used if provider continues to perform to expectation
85320000 Social services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Contract limit and Financial Assessment Ratios - See tender documents for details

  • Technical & professional ability

    Relevant experience and contract examples

    Organisational Standards

    Health & Safety

    Compliance with Equality Legislation

    Data Protection

    Safeguarding

    Project Specific Questions to Assess Technical and Professional Ability

    See tender documents for details

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: 90%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Questions and Method Statements: 90%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Questions and Method Statements: Quality and Method Statement Questionnaire
  • Social Value: Social Value Questionnaire
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Contract limit and Financial Assessment Ratios - See tender documents for details

  • Technical & professional ability

    Relevant experience and contract examples

    Organisational Standards

    Health & Safety

    Compliance with Equality Legislation

    Data Protection

    Safeguarding

    Project Specific Questions to Assess Technical and Professional Ability

    See tender documents for details

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
Closed
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
30 Apr 2025, 16:43 BST
Last source update
30 Apr 2025, 16:43 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 29 Jul 2025
Authority reference
DN770667
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018163
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Social services
Delivery area
North West (UKD73)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050aab Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Risks
  1. Increase in the number of Direct Payment recipients and the capacity within the current contract to enable us to respond to increased demand. This area is of strategic importance to both adults and children, so it is high risk. We need the ability to respond by expanding the contract.
  2. Possible changes to legislation or policy.
  3. The use of Artificial Intelligence will require clear oversight and governance of any use and possible amendments to contractual terms.
  4. Possible divergence of requirements of the collaborating parties to the agreement which may require either changes to the agreement or possible withdrawal of one or more of the partners.
  5. Possibility of bringing part or the whole of the Services back in house to be provided by Sefton Council.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Requests to participate (first stage)
21 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
21 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
14 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/CreateRFx/CreateRFx ↗

Timeline

30 Apr 2025 → 1 Nov 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Apr 2025, 16:43 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    14 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    21 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    29 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
  5. Contract starts361 days ago
    1 Nov 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Apr 2025, 16:43 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sefton Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTHP-5656-DLCN Magdalen House, Trinity Road, Bootle, North West, L20 3NJContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender