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What the buyer is asking for

Direct Payments are funding provided to people by local authorities to support them with arranging and paying for their social care needs. An assessment of the person's social care needs is made to decide if they are eligible and what funding is required. The funding is paid directly to the Individual, their nominated representative, their authorised representative, or a third-party holding account, so that they can organise and manage their own support provision.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 30%qualityQuality
• 60%pricePrice
• 10%qualitySocial Value

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 24 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice publishedyesterday

   21 Sept 2026, 11:39 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 21 days

   13 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 28 days

   20 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 79 days

   9 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice18 Aug 2026, 17:33 BST078722-2026
2. Tender notice21 Sept 2026, 11:39 BST089052-2026

Documents

• biddingDocuments
• Tender notice on Find a Tender