Published date: 18 December 2015

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: 24 January 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Community action programme - 85322000

  • Manpower services for households - 98513000

Location of contract

B4 7WB

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

C0227

Published date

18 December 2015

Closing date

24 January 2016

Contract start date

1 July 2016

Contract end date

30 June 2019

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Birmingham City Council invites providers to tender for a Direct Payment Support Service Framework Agreement for a period of three years with a potential extension for a further year from 1st July 2016.

Since April 2003 Councils were required to offer Direct Payments to certain persons in order to enable them to obtain for themselves, the services that they were assessed as needing. This Framework Agreement is to support a wider adoption of citizens taking up Direct Payments.

Providers can apply for one or several lots as set out below for both children and adults
• Set up package
• Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) Checks
• On-going Support
• Third party supported accounts/ managed accounts
• Additional PA recruitment
• Payroll services

The Framework Agreement is through a free choice by citizens, requiring this service, but the funding is direct from the Council.

The specification attached to this tender process also signals the intention of the Local Authority to work with the Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)(Birmingham Cross-City, Birmingham South and Central, Sandwell and West Birmingham and Solihull) in order to extend these arrangements to Personal Health Budget recipients. Birmingham's three CCGs are in the process of delivering a Personal Health Budget programme and it is envisaged that as this programme continues to expand the Local Authority will work with the CCGs in order to ensure that the Direct Payments Support Services Framework Agreement is extended to support Personal Health Budget holders.

More information

Links

Additional text

If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal.

Delivery Notes

Birmingham

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About the buyer

Contact name

Robert Cummins

Address

10 Woodcock Street
Birmingham
West Midlands
B4 7WB
United Kingdom

Telephone

0121 303 6519

Email

robert.cummins@birmingham.gov.uk