Individual Service Funds Framework Opportunity

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Published March 23rd, 2026

Detected March 23rd, 2026

Summary

Cambridgeshire County Council has published an open opportunity for suppliers to join its Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Individual Service Funds (ISFs). The contract is valued at £18,000,000 and closes for applications on April 6, 2026. This framework supports self-directed support for individuals requiring care and social work services.

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What changed

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking suppliers for its Individual Service Funds (ISFs) Framework, a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) designed to facilitate self-directed support for individuals. The contract, valued at £18,000,000, is open for applications with a closing date of April 6, 2026. The framework aims to help individuals find and manage care and support services in the local community, offering options for homecare, personal assistants, and other support needs, particularly for those who prefer not to manage direct payments independently.

Potential suppliers must register their interest via the provided link to participate in the procurement process. The contract is structured into two lots: one for providers delivering care and brokerage support, and another for providers brokering care delivered by others. This notice is a re-advertisement due to a technical error on the original notice. Interested parties should ensure their applications are submitted by the closing date to be considered for this significant opportunity within the health and social work services sector.

What to do next

Review eligibility criteria for Lot 1 and Lot 2 of the ISF Dynamic Purchasing System.
Register interest and submit application via the provided link by April 6, 2026.
Familiarize with the Care Act (2014) provisions regarding self-directed support and ISFs.

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Published date: 23 March 2026

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.

Watch this notice Print this notice Closing: 6 April 2026, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

Health and social work services - 85000000
Social work and related services - 85300000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£18,000,000

Procurement reference

CCC001-DN601140-93041551

Published date

23 March 2026

Closing date

6 April 2026

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 August 2026

Contract end date

31 July 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Cambridgeshire County Council is inviting applications to join our DPS for Individual Service Funds Framework. Cambridgeshire County Council will be able to call-off the DPS.
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 a person's personal budget, agreed by a Social Worker, can be held by a third party organisation (i.e. neither by the County Council nor the person) who is a trusted organisation accredited by the County Council to help the person find the care and support they need in the local community, be it access to Homecare, 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 people 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. Some people who receive a Direct Payment may prefer the support of a local approved ISF Broker who can assist the person with support to plan their activities and care but would not themselves hold the budget responsibility this is why the ISF service requirements include separate clauses relating to:
-providers delivering care and brokerage support (Lot 1 of the ISF Dynamic Purchasing System), and
-providers brokering care and support delivered by other providers (Lot 2 of the ISF Dynamic Purchasing System).

This is a re-advertising of 21129 CCC & PCC Individual Service Funds (The original notice cannot be updated due to a technical error).