Published date: 14 April 2021

Last edited date: 5 October 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 3 January 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

WR5 2NP

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

WCC 00002203

Published date

14 April 2021

Closing date

3 January 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 December 2022

Contract end date

31 December 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Lot 1 Direct Payment and Employment Hub Service Lot 2 Managed Account and Payroll Service
The purpose of the Tender is to identify a single suitably qualified organisation to provide each LOT, providers can apply to provide either or both Lots 1 (A) Direct Payment and Employment Hub Service and/ or Lot 2 (B) Managed Account Service. and Payroll Service.

The Service will provide support, information, advice and guidance to individuals managing their own Personal Budgets as a Direct Payment; this could be:
o Individuals - with a Direct Payment paid directly to them
o Family members - who have been asked to facilitate the Direct Payment on behalf of the individual service user
o Suitable persons - Individuals who are deemed suitable (through a robust process undertaken by the Council) to agree to and manage a Direct Payment on behalf of an individual who lacks the capacity to agree to and manage their own budget.
The Service will provide various levels of support depending on individual identified need.
The Service will have the flexibility to respond to changing demands and developments in approach to service delivery.

The contract/contracts will start 1st October 2021 and be for a period of 3 years with options to extend up to a further 2 years

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Rose Ingram (CCO)

Address

Spetchley Road
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 2NP
United Kingdom

Telephone

01905 843606

Email

ringram@worcestershire.gov.uk