Planning

WSCC- Market Engagement and Soft Market Testing - Direct Payment Support Service

WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

15 Jul 2024 at 16:07

Planning

08 Jul 2024 at 16:13

Summary of the contracting process

The West Sussex County Council is planning a tender for a Direct Payment Support Service. The service aims to provide customers with choice and control over their support services through cash allocations. The current contract expires in February 2026. The Council is engaging with the market to understand interest and gather feedback for service specification and delivery. An online workshop event is scheduled for 5th September 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for service providers in the health and social work services sector, particularly those experienced in payroll management. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with an interest in providing Direct Payment Support Services in the South East region of the UK may find this tender suitable. Businesses looking to contribute to the design of future service delivery models and engage with the West Sussex County Council should consider participating in the upcoming workshop event.

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Notice Title

WSCC- Market Engagement and Soft Market Testing - Direct Payment Support Service

Notice Description

The West Sussex County Council (WSCC) are committed to giving customers choice and control over their support services and wishes to use Direct Payments, where the customer receives a cash allocation to spend in an agreed way which will meet their assessed care needs. Direct Payment Support Services are a statutory requirement to ensure that people can receive the appropriate advice and support to make the best use of their money. It also supports the County Council to ensure that Direct Payments are used lawfully and effectively. The current contract expires on 13 February 2026. The WSCC are looking to engage with the market to help to understand the interest to bid for the services as well as to capture the responses to Market Engagement Questionnaire which would further inform our specification and delivery model for these services. Please access the Direct Payment Support Service Provider Market Survey on Your Voice here: https://yourvoice.westsussex.gov.uk/market-provider-survey-dpss West Sussex County Council would like to invite Suppliers to join us at an provider engagement event prior to the start of the procurement process for a Direct Payments Support Service. This event is targeted at experienced Service Providers with an interest in providing Direct Payment Support Services in West Sussex. We are committed to enabling people to participate in the surveys as part of our engagement activities, if you have any queries please direct them to please direct them to LLScommissioning@westsussex.gov.uk We would like to invite you to attend an online workshop event on 5 September 2024 via Microsoft teams. This event will give potential service providers the opportunity to contribute to the designing of the future service delivery model. If you would like to attend please email LLScommissioning@westsussex.gov.uk with 'DPSS Market Workshop' in the subject line, and in the email tell us your name, your organisation and your email address and we will send you an invitation to the event. We would encourage an early registration for the event so we get an overview of the numbers and prepare accordingly. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you there.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-56eb6897-7b17-4166-9a12-df8f1a7c771c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7a60ae9b-7e13-4d1c-ac21-331d6c53e713
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

79211110 - Payroll management services

79631000 - Personnel and payroll services

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Jul 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
23 Aug 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHICHESTER
Postcode
PO19 1RG
Post Town
Portsmouth
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ27 West Sussex (South West)
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)

Local Authority
Chichester
Electoral Ward
Chichester Central
Westminster Constituency
Chichester

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