Notice Information
Notice Title
Direct Payment Support Services Contract Award Notice
Notice Description
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 services Please be advised that the Council acted akin to a central purchasing body in relation to this procurement opportunity in conjunction with Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) who will access but not formally be a party to the ensuing contract. In addition, please note that whilst the ensuing DPSS contracts will primarily be used to support people with either social care and/or mental health needs to manage their personal budgets via a Direct Payment; it will also be open for the following classification of users within the administrative area of Essex: NHS Healthcare (including local Integrated Care Systems). In addition, please be advised that this service is being commissioned under an initial three (3) year term with the option to extend for a further two (2) years at the Council's sole discretion; thereby resulting in a maximum possible contract duration of five (5) years. Please note that the total value of the procurement as stated in section II 1.7 below reflects the cumulative effect of the pricing submissions for both lots across the maximum contractual duration of five (5) years, net of the Council's Accelerated Payment Rebate Scheme (APRS) which the successful bidder opted into as part of their tender submission.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-5866ba53-fcc9-4941-9a5b-23a242b5b4d3
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4fe4e091-3435-4f90-adc8-eca74ce532b9
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £4,081,327 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £4,081,327 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Feb 20233 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Dec 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 9 Sep 2021Expired
- Award Date
- 31 Jan 20233 years ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2023 - 30 Jun 2026 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CHELMSFORD
- Postcode
- CM1 1QH
- Post Town
- Chelmsford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH3 Essex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH36 Heart of Essex
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Chelmsford
- Electoral Ward
- Moulsham and Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Chelmsford
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4fe4e091-3435-4f90-adc8-eca74ce532b9
13th February 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/96f302a2-d411-423f-ae61-ece7a2f0376c
18th August 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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