Published date: 5 December 2025
Open early engagement - This means that a procurement idea is currently active, it is in the early stage of development and judging interest from potential suppliers.
Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
England
Procurement reference
PCC001-DN786002-21613810
Published date
5 December 2025
Closing date
19 December 2025
Contract type
Service contract
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
THIS IS NOT A CALL TO COMPETITION.
This is a Preliminary Market Engagement event in relation to the Direct Payment Support Service. This preliminary market engagement event does not form any part of any invitation to tender. Peterborough City Council is issuing this request for information only. Any supplier invited to present to the Authority is doing so to support market research only and to help make any potential procurement process more focused and efficient. No supplier selection or supplier preference is implied.
Peterborough City Council's Direct Payment Support Service provides essential information and advice to people who receive a direct payment from the Council and/or their representatives, parents or carers. The service helps people to find, recruit and pay for the types of care and support they wish to receive. This enables people with care needs to have greater choice and control over the care they receive. The service under the proposed contract has been mainly used by adults but is also available for children/young people with a direct payment.
For a monthly fee, direct payment recipients can also arrange to have their direct payment paid into a third party supported account managed by the provider. The provider carries out financial transactions on their instructions, pays wages directly into their care or support workers' bank accounts and provides them with a monthly statement of their account.
The current offer is due to end at the end of September 2026, so the Council is reviewing the contract to make plans for the future.
The preliminary market engagement event can be accessed via ProContract at this link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Supplier/Advert/View?advertId=ec0cd459-bad1-f011-813a-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=False&fromRfxSummary=False&selectWorkgroup=False&fromAdvertEvent=False&fromActivityDashboard=False&restrictedPortalId=fa9a9b42-8212-ed11-8117-005056b64545
If you do not already have an account with ProContract you can register and create an account for free. Once you have accessed the advert, please click on the green "Register interest in this opportunity". Doing this will allow you to access the Preliminary Market Engagement event and associated document. Once the questions within the document have been completed, please upload your response via ProContract. The event will remain open until 23:30 on 19th December 2025.
If you have any questions whilst this event is live and you have already registered your interest, please use the ProContract messaging facility.
More information
How to apply
Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.
About the buyer
Contact name
Helen Davies
Address
Sand Martin House
Bittern Way
Peterborough
PE2 8TY
England
Telephone
+44 1733747474
helen.davies@peterborough.gov.uk
Website
https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/business/supplying-the-council/supply-opportunities
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