Awarded· 12 Jun 2025
Shared Lives Service
Lincolnshire County Council · Lincoln, East Midlands
Lincolnshire County Council has awarded Shared Lives Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lincoln.
Source: Find a Tender, published 12 Jun 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 13:59
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About this tender
In brief
Lincolnshire County Council has awarded Shared Lives Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lincoln. The contract went to Pss (uk. It was awarded on 12 June 2025. The contract value is £25,000,000.
Find a Tender published it on 12 June 2025. The notice number is 031995-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0547d3.
Summary of the contracting process
Lincolnshire County Council, acting as the buyer, has completed the procurement process for the provision of a Shared Lives Service, falling under the social work services industry category (CPV 85310000). This contract is specifically targeted at providing social care in a family-based setting within the Lincolnshire region (UKF3).
The tender process followed the legal framework outlined in directive 32014L0024, and the award stage was reached with the contract being finalised on 12th June 2025. The awarded contract is valued at £25,000,000, with PSS (UK) identified as the successful supplier tasked with delivering the service. Organisations experienced in fostering community-based support systems will find this contract particularly beneficial to bolster their service offerings in the Lincolnshire region.
The successful bidder, PSS (UK), illustrates the suitability of well-established care providers in gaining such contracts.
The notice in full
Shared Lives is a form of social care which offers people an opportunity to receive their care and support in a family-based environment. In Shared Lives, an adult who needs support, or support and accommodation, is matched with an approved Shared Lives carer, who supports and includes the individual in their family and community life.
Support can be in the form of a live in arrangement where the individual shares the Shared Lives carer's home, Shared Days where the carer provides daytime support, or overnight Short Breaks. The Provider is expected to be responsible for providing this service, liaising closely with the Council.
Lincolnshire's Shared Lives Service is available to any person aged 16 and over who has been assessed as having eligible care and support needs which may be met through a Shared Lives arrangement.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Pss (uk
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Contracts value
- £25,000,000
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
Not stated in the notice: lots.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 031995-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0547d3
- CPV code
- 85310000 - Social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Lincoln
- Town
- Lincoln
- Postcode
- LN1 1YL
- Electoral ward
- Carholme
- Constituency
- Lincoln
- Delivery area
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Sub-region
- Lincolnshire CC
- Area
- Lincolnshire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Lincolnshire County Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Miss Elena Carretero
- Phone
- +44 1522552222
- Address
- Lincoln, LN1 1YL · East Midlands · England
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Pss (uk
- Awardee scale
- Not stated
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Shared Lives Service
Who won the Shared Lives Service contract?
Lincolnshire County Council awarded the contract to Pss (uk on 12 June 2025.
How much is the Shared Lives Service contract worth?
The contract value is £25,000,000.
Who is the buyer for Shared Lives Service?
Lincolnshire County Council, based in Lincoln, East Midlands. The named contact is Miss Elena Carretero, on +44 1522552222.
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