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title: "393 - Direct Payment Workforce Recruitment and Development Service"
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# 393 - Direct Payment Workforce Recruitment and Development Service

Buyer: WIGAN COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ac529f4c-cf20-404f-a56c-99908ef27a8d

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## Summary

The Wigan Council has awarded a contract for the "393 - Direct Payment Workforce Recruitment and Development Service" project in the health and social work services category. The contract is valued at £90,000 GBP and follows an open procedure. The contract period runs from November 14, 2022, to November 13, 2025. The service aims to provide support in recruiting and employing Personal Assistants, promoting choice and control in care services. The award was given to Embrace Wigan and Leigh, a large-scale supplier.

This tender opportunity, initiated by Wigan Council, presents a chance for businesses in the health and social work services industry to engage in service provision activities. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. The service focuses on value-based recruitment and developing a personal assistant register, offering innovative opportunities in workforce recruitment in Wigan's care sector.

## Notice

Within Wigan we are committed to personalisation and ensuring that those eligible for support will have the opportunity to receive a Personal Budget. As part of this commitment, we are looking to commission a Service Provider to offer practical support to attract, match and secure a Personal Assistant in addition to providing clear information and advice to individuals residing in the Borough who have been assessed as having eligible social care needs and have chosen a Direct Payments. The employment and availability of Personal Assistants is important in ensuring people have choice and control in their care. The aim of the service is to provide both support to individuals who are seeking to recruit Personal Assistants through the development of a Personal Assistant register whilst offering support to individuals to recruit, select and employ, allowing them to have the capacity to choose, arrange and pay for their own services whilst maintaining consistency of support and achieving agreed outcomes. The service provision will encompass the following areas * Promotion of Value Based Recruitment and Employing of Personal Assistants * Develop and maintain and Personal Assistants register * Strategic partnership role to help to codesign and collaborate on shaping an innovative recruitment model in Wigan for the Personal Assistant workforce and care sector

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/31969f06-54c0-44a5-b6b3-44d195c8e09b |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Aug 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | 14 Nov 2022 - 13 Nov 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £90,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £90,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WIGAN COUNCIL |
| Locality | WIGAN |
| Post town | Wigan |
| Postcode | WN1 1YN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD36 Greater Manchester North West |
| Local authority | Wigan |
| Electoral ward | Wigan Central |
| Westminster constituency | Wigan |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EMBRACE WIGAN AND LEIGH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 12 Sep 2022 at 10:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/31969f06-54c0-44a5-b6b3-44d195c8e09b
- 13 Jul 2022 at 09:12 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9828f701-39f5-4278-926b-d818ee07291c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/31969f06-54c0-44a5-b6b3-44d195c8e09b
  12th September 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9828f701-39f5-4278-926b-d818ee07291c
  13th July 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.wigan.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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