Published date: 8 October 2019

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 25 October 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£390,000

Procurement reference

Direct Payment

Published date

8 October 2019

Approach to market date

25 October 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2023

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

Direct Payment Pre tender Market Engagement

Southampton City Council has been working with key stakeholders to design a new Direct Payment support service. The service will, if approved, have many familiar elements including

• host and facilitate a Personal Assistant in Care and Support (PA) online platform (secured via SCC), including recruitment of PAs
• provide more specialised information, advice and support (above that available in mainstream Advice Information and Guidance (AIG) services) to people needing additional assistance to manage a Direct Payment (DP) and / or help with PA employment issues; and
• help with PA employment issues

In addition the service will be integral to the development, hosting and facilitation of a new Support Planning and Brokerage (SPB) element, including an online platform and recruitment of services onto the platform.

We are currently obtaining the necessary approvals to put out a tender for this service, which will attract an annual budget in the region of £130,000 per annum. However, mindful if approvals are given we will be working to very tight timescales to secure a service to start from 1 April 2020.

If this opportunity interests you and you have capability to manage our need, please register on our portal https://supplysouthampton.esourcingportal.com/ and contact us on tendermangement@southampton.gov.uk for any questions.

The indicative dates for the tender are as follows
Tentative Tender publish - 25th October, 2019
Tentative Market day event - 31st October, 2019, You will be notified about this event on the portal link as given above.

More information

Spend profile

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Financial year Budget
2020/2021 £130,000

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Louisa Llewellyn

Address

Civic Centre
SOUTHAMPTON
SO147LY
England

Telephone

02380 833931

Email

louisa.llewellyn@southampton.gov.uk