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Coming up· published 4 Dec 2025

Direct Payment Support Service

Peterborough City Council · Peterborough, East

Peterborough City Council is planning Direct Payment Support Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Peterborough.

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Source: Contracts Finder, published 5 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Pipeline notice published

    Market Engagement Notice · 10:12

    View notice

  2. 2025

    Tender notice expected

    Date given in the buyer's earlier notice

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About this tender

In brief

Peterborough City Council is planning Direct Payment Support Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Peterborough. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £846,000.

The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Contracts Finder published it on 5 December 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-b5fd17-390967d2-484e-4d30-a458-78fec7c32e16. Bids are made through the buyer's ProContract portal.

Summary of the contracting process

Peterborough City Council is currently in the planning stage of the procurement process for the "Direct Payment Support Service" in the Health and Social Work Services category, with a focus on England, United Kingdom. The engagement is set to remain open until 23:30 on 19th December 2025. This procurement is a preliminary market engagement initiative meant to gather insights and optimise future tender processes.

Peterborough City Council aims to renew the contract by the end of September 2026, keeping in mind the evolving needs of direct payment recipients. This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses, particularly SMEs and VCSEs, given Peterborough City Council's supportive approach towards small and voluntary community organisations.

Interested parties are invited to engage via the ProContract platform and should note the requirement to register interest and participate in the preliminary market engagement activities.

The notice in full

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: procontract.due-north.com/Supplier/Advert/View 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.

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Suitable for
Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)

Procedure

Notice type
Market Engagement Notice
Current stage
Planning
Stages so far
Planning
Published on
Contracts Finder
Buyer's portal
ProContract

Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.

Values

Tender value
£846,000

Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Planning

Not stated in the notice: lots, awards, contracts.

References

CPV code
85000000 - Health and social work services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Peterborough City Council is based in Peterborough. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Peterborough
Town
Peterborough
Postcode
PE2 8TY
Electoral ward
Fletton and Stanground
Constituency
North West Cambridgeshire
Delivery area
North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Region
East
Sub-region
Peterborough
Area
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
Peterborough City Council
Category
Services
Contact
Helen Davies
Phone
+44 1733747474
Address
Peterborough, PE2 8TY · East · England
Call +44 1733747474
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Direct Payment Support Service

When will the Direct Payment Support Service tender open?

Peterborough City Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.

How much is the Direct Payment Support Service contract worth?

The estimated value is £846,000.

Who is the buyer for Direct Payment Support Service?

Peterborough City Council, based in Peterborough, East. The named contact is Helen Davies, on +44 1733747474.

How do I bid for Direct Payment Support Service?

Register on the buyer's ProContract portal, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.

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What to do next

  1. Read the early notice in full.
  2. Answer any market engagement questions.
  3. Gather your evidence and case studies now.
  4. Check your policies are up to date.
  5. Watch for the tender notice.
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