Published date: 5 February 2019

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 30 October 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Financial and insurance services - 66000000

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

  • Social services - 85320000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

SOT001-DN362511-72072950

Published date

5 February 2019

Closing date

30 October 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Direct Payments is the means to offer the provision of money to individuals, to pay for care services in accordance with their care and support plan, providing individuals with more choice and control as to the care they receive as long as their eligible needs are met.

Adult's services - The service provider will be required to support people to manage Direct Payments given to individuals by the Local Authority, to ensure the individual is confident in the care being provided and confident in managing the finance element of Direct Payments. Encouraging empowerment and independence.

Childrens services - The service provider will be required to provide a support and advocacy service to all children and young people up to the age of 18 and their parents/carers who access Direct Payments who are assessed as eligible via the Children with Disabilities Social Care Team. The service provider will also support children and young people and their parents with a seamless transition of Direct Payments support (should the need still be there via assessment) from children's service to adult services.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Direct Payments Support Service Tender - PHASCS/2018/65

  • Opportunity
  • Published 26 September 2018

Award information

Awarded date

30 January 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Total value of contract

£1,268,480

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

PeoplePlus Group Ltd

Address

NG2 1AE

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Kirsty Fairbanks

Address

Civic Centre
Glebe Street
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 1HH
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1782231187

Email

kirsty.fairbanks@stoke.gov.uk

Website

https://supplystokeandstaffs.proactishosting.com/