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title: "The Provision of An All Age Direct Payment Support Service"
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# The Provision of An All Age Direct Payment Support Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-an-all-age-direct-payment-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-050aab). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Sefton Council: "The Provision of An All Age Direct Payment Support Service". Published status: active. Published Value: £2,141,100. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 May 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Sefton Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sefton-council-ons-e08000014)
- **Published Value:** £2,141,100 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 May 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD73
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-an-all-age-direct-payment-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-050aab#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-050aab`

## 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/the-provision-of-an-all-age-direct-payment-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-050aab#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FCreateRFx%2FCreateRFx%3FstepId%3Ded673c7d-a213-f011-8136-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-an-all-age-direct-payment-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-050aab#participate

## 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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85320000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £2,141,100

- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2025 to 31/10/2028
- **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%2F018163-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-30T15:43:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:12:06.009Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-050aab