Preliminary Market Engagement - All-Age Direct Payment Support Service

Swindon Borough Council
South West
Open procedure
1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029

Delivery of an outcome-based support service for direct payment recipients, focusing on developing a self-directed support community managed by local people. The service supports both adults and children in navigating their self-directed support offer, ensuring effective administration and community-led management of direct payments.

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Awarded value: £1.4m; As published
Published: 20 February 2026
Awarded: 8 June 2026; People Places Lives
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 31 August 2029

What the contract covers

Service contract

Provision of support services for adults and children managing direct payments and self-directed support within the local community.

Support adults and children with their self-directed support offer through the delivery of direct payments
Develop a self-directed support community that is developed, led and managed by local people for local people

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 36 months
Extensions: 24 months + 24 months
Longest it can run: 84 months
Contract dates: 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 75200000, 85000000, 85310000, 85311100

Services in this contract

Direct payment support, brokerage and support planningMain service£474k typicalOutcome based all-age direct payment support service

Lifecycle

Published
20 February 2026
Contract awardedto People Places Lives
8 June 2026
Contract starts
1 September 2026
Contract ends
31 August 2029

The buyer

Swindon Borough Council

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The supplier

People Places Lives

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/350524/preliminary-market-engagement-all-age-direct-payment-support-service
Buyer reference: DN811274
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-065972
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Swindon Borough Council. Preliminary Market Engagement - All-Age Direct Payment Support Service. Contract award, 20 February 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/350524/preliminary-market-engagement-all-age-direct-payment-support-service (accessed 5 November 2026).