Published date: 13 February 2023

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


Closing: 2 December 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£4,081,327

Procurement reference

ECC001-DN621930-90584331

Published date

13 February 2023

Closing date

2 December 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 July 2023

Contract end date

30 June 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?

Yes

Description

Essex County Council ("the Council") conducted an open, single stage procurement to commission a new Direct Payments Support Service (DPSS) to enable people who are ordinarily resident within the administrative boundaries of Essex (excluding the unitary authority areas of Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea) to manage their direct payment.
This procurement incorporated the following lots:
Lot 1: Independent Information and Advice Service and Personal Assistant (PA) Support Hub
Lot 2: Payment/Payroll/Account Management services
Please be advised that the Council acted akin to a central purchasing body in relation to this procurement opportunity in conjunction with Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) who will access but not formally be a party to the ensuing contract. In addition, please note that whilst the ensuing DPSS contracts will primarily be used to support people with either social care and/or mental health needs to manage their personal budgets via a Direct Payment; it will also be open for the following classification of users within the administrative area of Essex: NHS Healthcare (including local Integrated Care Systems).
In addition, please be advised that this service is being commissioned under an initial three (3) year term with the option to extend for a further two (2) years at the Council's sole discretion; thereby resulting in a maximum possible contract duration of five (5) years.
Please note that the total value of the procurement as stated in section II 1.7 below reflects the cumulative effect of the pricing submissions for both lots across the maximum contractual duration of five (5) years, net of the Council's Accelerated Payment Rebate Scheme (APRS) which the successful bidder opted into as part of their tender submission.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Direct Payment Support Services Market Engagement Events

  • Early engagement
  • Published 18 August 2021

Award information

Awarded date

31 January 2023

Contract start date

1 July 2023

Contract end date

30 June 2026

Total value of contract

£4,081,327.63

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

The Penderels Trust Ltd

Address

1a Brandon Lane
CV3 3GU
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 03560335

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Please be advised that the above-named provider successfully submitted a tender in relation to both lots of this procurement and this contract award notice should be accepted as confirmation that the Council has duly awarded the entire scope of the DPSS service to The Penderels Trust.

About the buyer

Contact name

Rachel Horne

Address

Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
England

Email

Rachel.Horne@essex.gov.uk