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Direct Payment Workforce Recruitment and Development Service

Wigan Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 20:37.

Opportunity overview

Within Wigan we are committed to personalisation and ensuring that those eligible for support will have the opportunity to receive a Personal Budget. As part of this commitment, we are looking to commission a service provider to offer practical support to attract, match, and secure a Personal Assistant in addition to providing clear information and advice to individuals residing in the Borough who have been assessed as having eligible social care needs and have chosen a Direct Payments. The employment and availability of Personal Assistants is important in ensuring people have choice and control in their care and can access this offer. The annual contract value is £38,000 (£114,000.00 over the three-year period). The service will be accessible to residents of the Wigan Borough.

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.

EMBRACE WIGAN & LEIGH

Matched by number
Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Mar 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 03936727
Location
Wigan, UKD36, WN2 5EG, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
PA072
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Wigan Council
Id
GB-PPON-PCGG-6481-TZPW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCGG-6481-TZPW

Address

Street Address
Wigan Town Hall, Library Street
Locality
Wigan
Postal Code
WN1 1YN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD36

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
EMBRACE WIGAN & LEIGH
Id
GB-COH-03936727

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
03936727

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCXV-5415-LCLY

Address

Street Address
81 Ribble Road
Locality
Wigan
Postal Code
WN2 5EG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD36

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
Yes

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
98000000
Description
Other community, social and personal services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-03936727
Name
EMBRACE WIGAN & LEIGH

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Direct Payment Workforce Recruitment and Development Service
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
13 Mar 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
114,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
023154-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
13 Mar 2026, 15:50
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Wigan · UKD36 · WN1 1YN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 023154-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·