Waiting Well

Sefton Council
North West
Direct award
1 August 2025 to 31 July 2027

Delivery of an enhanced support model for adults awaiting Adult Social Care assessments, providing tailored assistance within individual homes. The service focuses on alleviating isolation and providing practical support beyond basic information, advice, and signposting, operating as a community-based intervention service.

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Awarded value: £160k; As published
Published: 18 September 2025
Awarded: 1 August 2025; Sefton Council for Voluntary Service
Contract length: 24 months; Ends 31 July 2027

What the contract covers

Community-based support service

Provision of community-based social support and outreach services for adults awaiting formal social care assessments and interventions.

Enhanced support for adults awaiting an Adult Social Care assessment
Tailored assistance to individuals within their homes
Support beyond information, advice and signposting to alleviate isolation

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Community-based support service
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 24 months
Contract dates: 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 85000000

Services in this contract

Befriending and loneliness servicesMain service£127k typicalIn-home support for adults awaiting social care assessment to ease isolation

Lifecycle

Published
18 September 2025
Contract awardedto Sefton Council for Voluntary Service
1 August 2025
Contract starts
1 August 2025
Contract ends
31 July 2027

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Sefton Council

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Sefton Council for Voluntary Service

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/1000776/waiting-well
Buyer reference: DN791226
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-059d7f
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Sefton Council. Waiting Well. Contract award, 18 September 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/1000776/waiting-well (accessed 5 November 2026).