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PA072 - Direct Payment Workforce Recruitment and Development Service

  • Wigan Council
  • North West
  • Open procedure
  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029

The service provides practical support to individuals with personal budgets to attract, match, and secure personal assistants. Key activities include maintaining a personal assistant register, promoting value-based recruitment practices, and collaborating on the design of an innovative workforce recruitment model for the local care sector.

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Awarded value
£114k
As published
Published
18 November 2025
Awarded
13 March 2026
Embrace Wigan & Leigh
Contract length
36 months
Ends 31 March 2029

What the contract covers

Single service contract

Provision of recruitment, matching, and development support services for personal assistants within the social care sector.

  • Practical support to attract, match and secure a Personal Assistant for Wigan residents with eligible social care needs who have chosen Direct Payments
  • Clear information and advice to those residents
  • Support to recruit, select and employ Personal Assistants
  • Development and maintenance of a Personal Assistant register
  • Promotion of Value Based Recruitment and Employing of Personal Assistants
  • Strategic partnership support to codesign and collaborate on an innovative recruitment model in Wigan for the Personal Assistant workforce and care sector

Terms and requirements

Contract type
Single service contract
Procedure
Open procedure
Initial term
36 months
Contract dates
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
Certifications asked for
None stated
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises
Yes
Category
Services
CPV codes
98000000, 50000000

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Wigan Council

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Cite this contract

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/335240/pa072-direct-payment-workforce-recruitment-and-development-service
Buyer reference
PA072
Open contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e399
Last checked
5 November 2026

Wigan Council. PA072 - Direct Payment Workforce Recruitment and Development Service. Contract award, 18 November 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/335240/pa072-direct-payment-workforce-recruitment-and-development-service (accessed 5 November 2026).