Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c8c-30dc-72e9-86f5-130c52def4da/21129-ccc-pcc-individual-service-funds closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # 21129 CCC & PCC Individual Service Funds [Cambridgeshire County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cambridgeshire-county-council) Open field Estimated value £21,600,000 Published 8 Apr 2022 Deadline Closed 31 Jul 2025 ## 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. - 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 Individual Service Funds (ISFs) were formally introduced in the Care Act (2014), as an option for commissioning self-directed support. They are a mechanism by which an individual's Personal Budget, agreed by a Social Worker, is held by a third party organisation (i.e. neither by the Local Authority nor the Service User) who is trusted by the client to help them find the care and support they need in the local community, be it access to Day Services, a Personal Assistant (PA), equipment needs, live-in care, social prescribing or signposting to other services and voluntary organisations that will help them achieve their agreed outcomes, or indeed a combination of all of the above. It is a form of Self-Directed Support. ISFs are particularly appropriate when service users do not feel confident enough or have the capacity to manage the financial and employer responsibilities of a Direct Payment on their own but still prefer to exercise personal choice and control over how their agreed care and support needs are met. Please note, the contract value, £21,600,000, includes VAT. The estimated maximum value of the DPS excluding VAT is £18,000,000. The DPS is expected to start on 01/08/2022 for an initial period of 3 years, with the option to extend for a further 2 years, making 5 years in total. The first round of the DPS is expected to close on the 06/05/2022 at 12:00 ## CPV classification Health and social work services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/2c58ba34-5638-4fc1-92ff-611126f4693a) 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. 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