Direct Payment Support Services
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 ser...
Buyer
Essex County Council
Value
£4,650,000
Published
13 Feb 2023
Closes
2 Dec 2022
Procurement details
Source
Find a Tender
Region
Heart of Essex
Procurement method
Open
Category
Services
Contract starts
Not provided
Contract ends
Not provided
CPV classifications
85000000
Health and social work services
85312310
Guidance services
85321000
Administrative social services
Lots
Lot 1 Independent Information and Advice Service and Personal Assistant (PA) Support Hub
£1,400,000
This lot is designed to secure suitable provision of an advice and information service relating to direct payments, which will also include Employer Advice and Guidance Services and a Personal Assistant support hub delivered to individuals who may be considering taking a Direct Payment or already have one in place, and who are ordinarily resident in Essex.
Delivery: Essex
Lot 2 Payment/Payroll/Account Management services
£3,250,000
This lot was designed to secure suitable provision of Payment Services and Account Management to support people with either social care and/or mental health needs (across both adults and children’s services) to manage their personal budgets via a Direct Payment (DP). Please note that the successful bidder for this lot will be required to deliver all the foll...
Delivery: Essex
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