Published date: 25 November 2021

Last edited date: 25 November 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: 6 December 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Financial and insurance services - 66000000

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

CV1 2GN

Value of contract

£2,335,422

Procurement reference

IT-208-10771-COV - 10771

Published date

25 November 2021

Closing date

6 December 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

23 May 2022

Contract end date

22 May 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

The Tender is for Direct Payment and Money Management Services. The Direct Payments service enable people to have control over spending their personal budgets and facilitates a greater degree of choice than would otherwise be available in how their support is delivered. This can be achieved through employing one or more personal assistants or through spending all or part of a personal budget with an agency who supply support workers to assist with meeting social care eligible needs.

This tender is let in 3 Lots -
Lot 1 - Direct Payment and Money Management Services - Direct Payment, Managed Accounts, Payroll, PA Register, Authorised Person Service, Promoting Financial Independence, Training and Peer Group Support services
Lot 2 - Alternative Direct Payment and Money Management Services - Third Party Management with employment (Authorised Person) and Alternative Direct Payment and Money Management Services Only
Lot 3 - Employer Insurance Cover - A service offered to enable the purchase of employee liability cover in relation to each personal assistant employed, offering protection to the service user from financial loss in the event of a claim


More information

Additional text

Please register via the Council's e-procurement system - CSW-JETS http://www.csw-jets.co.uk/

CSW-JETS is a sub-regional e-tendering portal run by In-tend. Since February 2010, Coventry; Solihull; Warwickshire; Nuneaton and Bedworth; Rugby alongside other local district Councils have been working together as a shared procurement service. In conjunction with Solihull Community Housing, we have joined together to bring you a collaborative E-Tendering portal.

CSW-JETS enables us to advertise our opportunities across all authorities through the same system. This means that there is a single point of contact for procurement in the sub-region so you only have to register once to receive notifications for all authorities. Registering on the portal will make it easier for local suppliers to find, respond to and be alerted to tender opportunities.

Registration is free, and takes just a few minutes. When complete, you will be able to express interest in any of the Councils'/Authorities' opportunities when they are made available including this tender. In addition, we will be able to access your details whenever we have a requirement, and you may then be invited to tender or quote for work.

Once you are registered and log in to the system you will be able to locate the tender opportunity, express interest and access the documentation.


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No


About the buyer

Contact name

Coventry City Council Procurement Team

Address

Coventry
Coventry
Coventry
CV1 2GN
United Kingdom

Telephone

024 7683 3757

Email

procurement.services@coventry.gov.uk