Direct Payment Support Service
Cheshire East Borough CouncilEstimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
21 September 2026
Published
24 August 2026
Type
Not specified
At a glance
- Estimated value
- Not stated in the notice
- Closing date
- 21 September 2026 (closed)
- Published
- 24 August 2026
- Location
- England
- Likely incumbent
- GT Tours Ltd (estimated from past awards)
- Published on
- ProContract
Overview
Cheshire East Council is inviting tenders for the provision of a Direct Payment Support Service within the borough of Cheshire East.The Direct Payment Support Service will provide impartial, independent information, advice, guidance and brokerage support to residents of Cheshire East in relation to Direct Payments. This includes supporting individuals to access, establish and manage Direct Payments, understand the associated financial, legal and employment responsibilities, and access Personal Assistant recruitment support through a dedicated Personal Assistant Register.The Service aims to promote independence, choice and control by enabling residents to make informed decisions about their care and support arrangements, whilst supporting the Council's ambition to increase Direct Payment uptake and develop the local Personal Assistant market.
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Cheshire East Council is looking for a provider to run a Direct Payment Support Service that helps residents understand, set up and manage Direct Payments and offers help finding Personal Assistants.
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Recent awards by Cheshire East Borough Council
- White Goods & Wider Essentials - Crisis Resilience Fund
Awarded to Changing Lives Together, £500,000 · August 2026
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Awarded to Manchester & Cheshire Construction Co Ltd, £4,879,312 · October 2025
- Woodland Creation at Buttertons & Bathertons
Awarded to Lowther Forestry Group Limited, £337,684 · September 2025
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
GT Tours Ltd
2 contracts wonlatest 18 May 2026£82,650
total awarded
- 2
D&G Bus Ltd
2 contracts wonlatest 18 May 2026£4m
total awarded
- 3
CHANGING LIVES TOGETHER
£500,000
total awarded
- 4
Domestic Energy Experts
1 contract wonlatest 9 Jul 2026 - 5
Community Home Solutions Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 9 Jul 2026
GT Tours Ltd is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Cheshire East Borough CouncilKey Dates
Published
24 August 2026
Submission deadline
21 September 2026
Source
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