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Direct Payments Support Service

Lancashire County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 16:12.

Opportunity overview

Lancashire County Council (the Council) is in the process of undertaking a review of Direct Payments Support Services. The Council is yet to determine how these services will be commissioned.

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

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
JB/ASC/LCC/25/1443
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planned

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Jul 2027, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

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

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
We wish to engage with key stakeholders for the delivery of these services in relation to some of the priorities outlined by residents of Lancashire who have used these Direct Payment services. (Lancashire Residents). This is a pre tender market engagement exercise to inform future service design. The Council is not seeking bids, pricing, or formal proposals at this stage. Responses will be used to understand market capability, innovation and best practice. Providers should not submit bids, pricing, or commercially sensitive proposals as part of this engagement. Any future procurement will be conducted separately and transparently. For the avoidance of doubt the proposals set out within the market engagement document are subject to change at the Council's discretion. Following the market engagement, if any procurement activity is required this will be to publish via the Oracle Fusion Portal. See questionnaire on LCC's tendering opportunities page under the Direct Payment title: https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-procurement/tenders/ The deadline is 12pm on Monday 10th August 2026.
Due
10 Aug 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
070663-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
27 Jul 2026, 10:58
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Lancashire County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PBBJ-2179-TNXM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBBJ-2179-TNXM

Address

Street Address
PO Box 100, County Hall
Locality
Preston
Postal Code
PR1 0LD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD45

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
SOCIAL VALUE PORTAL LTD
Id
GB-COH-09197997
Role Details
Evaluation and ongoing contract management support for the social value deliverables under the future contract.

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
09197997

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQHH-4489-TLZM

Address

Street Address
Tintagel House
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 7TY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI45

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity

Details

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Preston · UKD45 · PR1 0LD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD4 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 048391-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 070663-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·