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Direct Payment Support Services

West Sussex County Council · Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 01:57.

Opportunity overview

Direct Payment Support Services. The service will provide Direct Payment support to the recipients of a Direct Payment from the Authority and those who support them. The Service Supplier will also work with the Authority as a subject matter expert in partnership with the aim of developing access to Direct Payments to enable people to exercise choice and control over their care and support and facilitating the outcomes identified in their care and support plans.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Independent Lives Limited

Matched by number
Published award value
£2.4m
Awarded
14 Oct 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 05545068
Location
Worthing, UKJ27, BN11 1RY, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85320000 — Social services

Lots

  • Lot 1£2.5m

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C20278
Status
complete
Published risks
None
Has Recurrence
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
All tender submissions must be completed and submitted via Atamis - WSCC's e-tendering portal. https://atamis-7669.my.site.com/s/Welcome
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
022568-2025
Description
Value update
Entry 2
Id
032709-2025
Description
Amendment to the reoccurring question to remove any ambiguity.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
1 Jul 2032, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends
15 Oct 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
21 Jul 2025, 12:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
20 May 2025, 23:59

Contract terms

Financial Terms
30 days in arrears

Enquiry period

Ends
14 Jul 2025, 17:00

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
2,450,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
2,940,000

Options

Description
The Council can extend this contract by up to two years (2), but any extension will be at the Councils discretion.

Renewal

Description
up to two years (2) extension.

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical Quality
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
100
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2031, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2033, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85320000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
031346-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
10 Jun 2025, 16:13
Entry 3
Id
032709-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
16 Jun 2025, 16:08

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
022556-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK1
Description
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
19 May 2025, 11:56
Entry 2
Id
022568-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK1
Description
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
19 May 2025, 12:09

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PXJW-5627-QRQR
Name
West Sussex County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ27
Country
GB
Locality
Chichester
Postal Code
PO19 1RG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PXJW-5627-QRQR
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Procurement and Contract Management
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-05545068
Name
Independent Lives Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ27
Country
GB
Locality
Worthing
Postal Code
BN11 1RY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Southfield House 11 Liverpool Gardens

Control

Description
N/A

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
05545068
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
15 Oct 2025, 00:00
Title
Direct Payment Support Services
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
15 Oct 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Value

Amount
2,437,337
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
2,924,804

Options

Description
Optional additional services paid for by service users.

Renewal

Description
Up to 2 year extension

Documents

Entry 1
Id
065709-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
15 Oct 2025, 16:47
Entry 2
Id
068765-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
28 Oct 2025, 08:41

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-05545068
Name
Independent Lives Limited

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
068765-2025
Description
The end date was incorrectly filled in as 31/03/2030 when it should have been 31/03/2031 as the contract is 5 years with an option to extend by two years.

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
15 Oct 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2031, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2033, 23:59

Subcontracting

Subcontracts

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
N/A

Main Contractors

Entry 1
Id
GB-COH-05545068
Name
Independent Lives Limited

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Chichester · UKJ27 · PO19 1RG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0516bd-2025-10-28T08:41:19ZPipeline notice on Find a Tender ·