Official UK procurement notice
Direct Payment Support Service · Cheshire East Council (May 2026)
Authority: Cheshire East Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCheshire East Council is inviting tenders for the provision of a Direct Payment Support Service within the borough of Cheshire East.
The Direct Payment Support Service will provide impartial, independent information, advice, guidance and brokerage support to residents of Cheshire East in relation to Direct Payments. This includes supporting individuals to access, establish and manage Direct Payments, understand the associated financial, legal and employment responsibilities, and access Personal Assistant recruitment support through a dedicated Personal Assistant Register.
The Service aims to promote independence, choice and control by enabling residents to make informed decisions about their care and support arrangements, whilst supporting the Council's ambition to increase Direct Payment uptake and develop the local Personal Assistant market
CPV: Guidance and counselling services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£421,200
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 sub-criteria (3)
- Quality questions: 65%
- Quality presentation: 5%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality questions
- Price
- Quality presentation
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 May 2026, 10:26 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Aug 2026, 11:37 BST
- Authority reference
C4985- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080258- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a070Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
The submission address is chest.org.uk www.the-chest.org.uk ↗.
This procurement exercise will be conducted on Cheshire East Borough Council's electronic Contract and Tender Management System at the www.the-chest.org.uk ↗.
Organisations wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional required information through the Contract and Tender Management System. If you have any technical problems with The Contract and Tender Management System please contact the help-desk on: Email: ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com or telephone 0330 005 0352. In order to participate, providers must register, complete and upload completed documentation and submit this via the Chest at the link provided in this notice.
The project reference on The Chest is DN826946.
To access this competition and the procurement specific questionnaire, please visit www.thechest.org ↗, project ID DN826946.
The values given in this notice are only estimations and take into account the extension option - the Council gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative volumes.
The Council reserves the right not to award the opportunity or to award only part (or a different arrangement) of the opportunity described in this contract notice.
Timeline
22 May 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published158 days ago22 May 2026, 10:26 BST
- Market engagement140 days ago8 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Full details of the market engagement can be found by visiting The Chest at www.the-chest.org.uk ↗
The relevant project reference is DN815999.
We kindly invite interested participants to download and complete the questionnaire, then submit it to the email address stated within the questionnaire document.
- Tender notice published64 days ago24 Aug 2026, 11:37 BST
- Next notice expected63 days ago24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by43 days ago14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline36 days ago21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 156 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 May 2026, 10:26 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published24 Aug 2026, 11:37 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active24 Aug 2026, 11:37 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Aug 2026, 11:37 BST
- Deadline published: 21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST24 Aug 2026, 11:37 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender