Published date: 18 March 2024

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


Closing: 11 December 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social work services - 85310000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£497,651

Procurement reference

80278 - RFS22-85

Published date

18 March 2024

Closing date

11 December 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Wakefield Council is seeking a provider to deliver a Direct Payment Support Service to individuals receiving a direct payment and people with parental responsibility of children with assessed need to purchase services and includes:
• Information about Direct Payments
• Information about the payroll service and how it operates.
• Budgetary help
• Information, advice and support about becoming an employer, including legal responsibilities.
• Information, advice, and support on how to draft an advert and job descriptions, interviewing, police checking staff, contracts of employment, staff retention, staff termination, disciplinary and requisite insurance cover.
• Information and assistance with calculation of Payroll, National Insurance and Tax in liaison with the relevant statutory agencies.
• Health and Safety Regulations.
• Records to be maintained.
• Advice and guidance regarding the completion and submission of information to the Council.

The contract period will be for a period of two years, with the option to extend for up to an additional one year, at a total three-year contract.

The contract period will be 1 April 2024 until 31 March 2026 which will be £328,472, with the option to extend for up to one year, increasing the contract value to £497,651.

The estimated contract values include inflation.

Award information

Awarded date

18 March 2024

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Total value of contract

£497,651

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Penderels Trust Limited

Address

Resource House, 1A Brandon Lane, Coventry, CV3 3GU

Reference

Charity Commission reference: 03560335

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Karen Towers

Address

Wakefield One,Burton Street
WAKEFIELD
WF12EB
England

Telephone

01924306780

Email

Ktowers@wakefield.gov.uk