Awarded contract

Direct Payment Service

Details

Buyer: North Lanarkshire Council
Supplier(s): Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living
Value: £415,778
Topic: Social work services
Published: 19 March 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

North Lanarkshire Council and Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire have a statutory obligation to provide an advice and support service for people who are considering and using Self Directed Support Option 1 (direct payment) The service will provide independent support and advice for people wishing to consider or actively employ staff directly to meet their social work budget using a direct payment. The Contractor will support budget holders in the return of unused funds to North Lanarkshire Council. The support should be delivered in a variety of ways to the budget holder, this should include, but not limited to, in person. Lot 1: North Lanarkshire Council and Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire have a statutory obligation to provide an advice and support service for people who are considering and using Self Directed Support Option 1 (direct payment) The service will provide independent support and advice for people wishing to consider or actively employ staff directly to meet their social work budget using a direct payment The Contractor will support budget holders in the return of unused funds to North Lanarkshire Council. The support should be delivered in a variety of ways to the budget holder, this should include, but not limited to, in person.

Timeline

Completed: Award date21 January 2025
Completed: Award published19 March 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

North Lanarkshire Council is a local authority, and procures through a centre-led action network that combines devolved and corporate buying. A Corporate Procurement Team lets corporate contracts and builds joint frameworks with Scotland Excel and Procurement Scotland. Procuring Service Areas across council services let their own local contracts within a corporate framework. A Dynamic Purchasing System arranges transport for pupils with additional support needs.

Over the past 5 years, most of North Lanarkshire Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and health and social work.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@north-lanarkshire-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@north-lanarkshire-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@north-lanarkshire-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@north-lanarkshire-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@north-lanarkshire-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@north-lanarkshire-council.gov