Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c2b-c8e3-709e-ae1e-aa8e6611c92d/self-directed-support-programme-for-seftonliverpool-and-knowsley-council awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Self Directed Support Programme for Sefton,Liverpool and Knowsley Council [Sefton Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/sefton-council) Estimated value £40,000 Published 21 Apr 2017 Deadline Closed 12 May 2017 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender ### Purpose Across Knowsley, Liverpool and Sefton (Tripartite) Adult Social Care is changing. By 2021 health and social care services across the Tripartite will be delivered around customer need and not organisational form. To achieve this, we will be: • Developing a Place Based Model of Care - Optimising community resilience, capacity and assets to support people in their own home. • Placing individuals and families at the heart of the care system, through self-directed models of care, to provide the most efficient and effective pathways across the system. • Focusing more on prevention and early intervention, maximising opportunities for self-care to keep people as independent as possible, for as long as possible. To support our ambitions, we are looking to: • Develop a strength/asset based Resource Allocation System (Lot 1) • Develop and implement a culture change programme across the Tripartite Social Care Workforce. (Lot 2) ### Scope of work - Lot 1 Development of a strength/asset based Resource Allocation System - Lot 2 Develop and implement a culture change and practice development programme across the Tripartite Social Care Workforce. ## CPV classification Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/b321f7c8-8df6-47ac-8090-a9ea37379f1f) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Sefton Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/sefton-council) [Sector More Business services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services) ## More tenders like this [Social Housing Emerging Disrupters 6 · Procurement for Housing · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-4909-7303-a67f-9c3bff3eb4d8/social-housing-emerging-disrupters-6) [Business travel services – Rahmenvertrag Bearbeitung von Reisekostenabrechnungen nach BRKG · GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-cd6e-73e4-b6e8-3954e5689021/germany-business-travel-services-rahmenvertrag-bearbeitung-von-reisekostenab) [Photocopying services – Externe printdiensten · VZW Sint-Paulusschool · 36 days left · 24 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-34d8-71be-840d-38bf2a8bcc92/belgium-photocopying-services-externe-printdiensten) [Supply services of personnel including temporary staff – Diák- és nyugdíjas munkaerő biztosítása NTH (376) · NTH Nemzeti Tőkeholding Zrt. · 11 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-76f6-70c4-823e-7b614dada7b3/hungary-supply-services-of-personnel-including-temporary-staff-diak-es-nyug) [Interpretation services – Tolktjänster · Stockholms läns sjukvårdsområde · 31 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4e9a-70dc-8b27-e3d274e53dc5/sweden-interpretation-services-tolktjanster) [Printing and distribution services – SGCD53\_MARCHE\_ELECTIONS\_BRGE · Préfecture de la Mayenne · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-7726-73f4-bb67-b3121363d6bf/france-printing-and-distribution-services-sgcd53-marche-elections-brge)