TenderUpdate

SC240033 - Direct Payment Support Services CYPE

KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    20th December 2024 12:44:37 PM

  • Contract Summary

    Appointment of a suitable provider (People Plus Group Ltd) to deliver Direct Payment Support Services to Children and Young People that our under our care. The successfully appointed provider to provide a range of services that support the Council's business objective of empowering Service Users to be in control of the support that they receive. This includes (but is not limited to) : - • Following referral, the setting up and maintenance of direct payments for the purchase of social care and education services, in partnership with the Council. • Working in partnership with Integrated Commissioning Board to support a joined-up approach to social care, education, and health direct payments. • Supporting the Kent Card process in partnership with the Council, including the monitoring of financial statements online. • Transfer of the direct payment support for service users to the Council’s Adult Direct Payment Support Service where appropriate as decided by the Council’s Care Manager. • Entry of data on the Council’s MOSAIC/LPS database following training provided by the Council. • Working in partnership with service user third parties and nominated persons. • Supporting Service Users to manage a direct payment and pay for services. • Monitoring the use of direct payments, ensuring that monies are appropriately spent. • Identifying unspent and unused or misused direct payments. • Recommending the amount of unspent and unused or misused money to be reclaimed by the Council. • Where appropriate, supporting Service Users to be a good employer and if required support at industrial tribunal hearings. • Helping to keep service users safe by ensuring that all personal assistants have a current DBS check at the enhanced level. • Setting up and maintaining a website, or access to web pages, that describes the service. • Managing the transition of direct payments when Service Users go from childhood into adulthood. • Maintain systems to ensure that all over payments and/or any potentially fraudulent use of Direct Payments are followed up by both the Provider and the Council and ensure that if there is an over payment all due checks are made with the Council that it is being dealt with. • Ensuring that all Direct Payment agreements have a written and fully completed agreement prior to commencement of the service and when any changes are made

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-04510b

    Publication Source

    Find a Tender Service

    Procurement Stage

    TenderUpdate

    Procurement Method

    N/A

    Procurement Method Details

    N/A

    Procurement Category

    Services

    Tender Suitability

    Framework / DPS

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    85321000

    CPV Division(s)

    85 - Health and social work services

  • Awarding Authority

    KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

    Buyer Name

    Ms Orla Miller

    Buyer Email

    orla.miller@kent.gov.uk

    Buyer Phone

    +44 3000412878

    Buyer Address

    Sessions House

    Maidstone

    ME14 1XQ

    United Kingdom


TenderUpdate

SC240033 - Direct Payment Support Services CYPE

KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    20th December 2024 12:36:47 PM

  • Contract Summary

    Appointment of a suitable provider (People Plus Group Ltd) to deliver Direct Payment Support Services to Children and Young People that our under our care. The successfully appointed provider to provide a range of services that support the Council's business objective of empowering Service Users to be in control of the support that they receive. This includes (but is not limited to) : - • Following referral, the setting up and maintenance of direct payments for the purchase of social care and education services, in partnership with the Council. • Working in partnership with Integrated Commissioning Board to support a joined-up approach to social care, education, and health direct payments. • Supporting the Kent Card process in partnership with the Council, including the monitoring of financial statements online. • Transfer of the direct payment support for service users to the Council’s Adult Direct Payment Support Service where appropriate as decided by the Council’s Care Manager. • Entry of data on the Council’s MOSAIC/LPS database following training provided by the Council. • Working in partnership with service user third parties and nominated persons. • Supporting Service Users to manage a direct payment and pay for services. • Monitoring the use of direct payments, ensuring that monies are appropriately spent. • Identifying unspent and unused or misused direct payments. • Recommending the amount of unspent and unused or misused money to be reclaimed by the Council. • Where appropriate, supporting Service Users to be a good employer and if required support at industrial tribunal hearings. • Helping to keep service users safe by ensuring that all personal assistants have a current DBS check at the enhanced level. • Setting up and maintaining a website, or access to web pages, that describes the service. • Managing the transition of direct payments when Service Users go from childhood into adulthood. • Maintain systems to ensure that all over payments and/or any potentially fraudulent use of Direct Payments are followed up by both the Provider and the Council and ensure that if there is an over payment all due checks are made with the Council that it is being dealt with. • Ensuring that all Direct Payment agreements have a written and fully completed agreement prior to commencement of the service and when any changes are made

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-04510b

    Publication Source

    Find a Tender Service

    Procurement Stage

    TenderUpdate

    Procurement Method

    N/A

    Procurement Method Details

    N/A

    Procurement Category

    Services

    Tender Suitability

    Framework / DPS

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    85321000

    CPV Division(s)

    85 - Health and social work services

  • Awarding Authority

    KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

    Buyer Name

    Ms Orla Miller

    Buyer Email

    orla.miller@kent.gov.uk

    Buyer Phone

    +44 3000412878

    Buyer Address

    Sessions House

    Maidstone

    ME14 1XQ

    United Kingdom


Award, Contract

SC240033 - Direct Payment Support Services CYPE

KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    20th December 2024 12:04:18 PM

  • Contract Summary

    Appointment of a suitable provider (People Plus Group Ltd) to deliver Direct Payment Support Services to Children and Young People that our under our care. The successfully appointed provider to provide a range of services that support the Council's business objective of empowering Service Users to be in control of the support that they receive. This includes (but is not limited to) : - • Following referral, the setting up and maintenance of direct payments for the purchase of social care and education services, in partnership with the Council. • Working in partnership with Integrated Commissioning Board to support a joined-up approach to social care, education, and health direct payments. • Supporting the Kent Card process in partnership with the Council, including the monitoring of financial statements online. • Transfer of the direct payment support for service users to the Council’s Adult Direct Payment Support Service where appropriate as decided by the Council’s Care Manager. • Entry of data on the Council’s MOSAIC/LPS database following training provided by the Council. • Working in partnership with service user third parties and nominated persons. • Supporting Service Users to manage a direct payment and pay for services. • Monitoring the use of direct payments, ensuring that monies are appropriately spent. • Identifying unspent and unused or misused direct payments. • Recommending the amount of unspent and unused or misused money to be reclaimed by the Council. • Where appropriate, supporting Service Users to be a good employer and if required support at industrial tribunal hearings. • Helping to keep service users safe by ensuring that all personal assistants have a current DBS check at the enhanced level. • Setting up and maintaining a website, or access to web pages, that describes the service. • Managing the transition of direct payments when Service Users go from childhood into adulthood. • Maintain systems to ensure that all over payments and/or any potentially fraudulent use of Direct Payments are followed up by both the Provider and the Council and ensure that if there is an over payment all due checks are made with the Council that it is being dealt with. • Ensuring that all Direct Payment agreements have a written and fully completed agreement prior to commencement of the service and when any changes are made

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-04510b

    Publication Source

    Find a Tender Service

    Procurement Stage

    Award, Contract

    Procurement Method

    Selective

    Procurement Method Details

    Competitive Procedure With Negotiation

    Procurement Category

    Services

    Tender Suitability

    Framework / DPS

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    85321000

    CPV Division(s)

    85 - Health and social work services

  • Awarding Authority

    KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

    Buyer Name

    Ms Orla Miller

    Buyer Email

    orla.miller@kent.gov.uk

    Buyer Phone

    +44 3000412878

    Buyer Address

    Sessions House

    Maidstone

    ME14 1XQ

    United Kingdom

  • Awarded Supplier(s)

    Supplier Name(s)

    PEOPLE PLUS GROUP LTD


TenderUpdate

SC240033 - Direct Payment Support Services CYPE

KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    20th December 2024 11:53:02 AM

  • Contract Summary

    Appointment of a suitable provider (People Plus Group Ltd) to deliver Direct Payment Support Services to Children and Young People that our under our care. The successfully appointed provider to provide a range of services that support the Council's business objective of empowering Service Users to be in control of the support that they receive. This includes (but is not limited to) : - • Following referral, the setting up and maintenance of direct payments for the purchase of social care and education services, in partnership with the Council. • Working in partnership with Integrated Commissioning Board to support a joined-up approach to social care, education, and health direct payments. • Supporting the Kent Card process in partnership with the Council, including the monitoring of financial statements online. • Transfer of the direct payment support for service users to the Council’s Adult Direct Payment Support Service where appropriate as decided by the Council’s Care Manager. • Entry of data on the Council’s MOSAIC/LPS database following training provided by the Council. • Working in partnership with service user third parties and nominated persons. • Supporting Service Users to manage a direct payment and pay for services. • Monitoring the use of direct payments, ensuring that monies are appropriately spent. • Identifying unspent and unused or misused direct payments. • Recommending the amount of unspent and unused or misused money to be reclaimed by the Council. • Where appropriate, supporting Service Users to be a good employer and if required support at industrial tribunal hearings. • Helping to keep service users safe by ensuring that all personal assistants have a current DBS check at the enhanced level. • Setting up and maintaining a website, or access to web pages, that describes the service. • Managing the transition of direct payments when Service Users go from childhood into adulthood. • Maintain systems to ensure that all over payments and/or any potentially fraudulent use of Direct Payments are followed up by both the Provider and the Council and ensure that if there is an over payment all due checks are made with the Council that it is being dealt with. • Ensuring that all Direct Payment agreements have a written and fully completed agreement prior to commencement of the service and when any changes are made

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-04510b

    Publication Source

    Find a Tender Service

    Procurement Stage

    TenderUpdate

    Procurement Method

    N/A

    Procurement Method Details

    N/A

    Procurement Category

    Services

    Tender Suitability

    Framework / DPS

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    85321000

    CPV Division(s)

    85 - Health and social work services

  • Awarding Authority

    KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

    Buyer Name

    Ms Orla Miller

    Buyer Email

    orla.miller@kent.gov.uk

    Buyer Phone

    +44 3000412878

    Buyer Address

    Sessions House

    Maidstone

    ME14 1XQ

    United Kingdom


Award, Contract

SC240033 - Direct Payment Support Services CYPE

KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    20th December 2024 10:49:06 AM

  • Contract Summary

    KCC wishes to engage the market to discuss a potential future procurement exercise to appoint a suitable provider to deliver Direct Payment Support Services to Children and Young People that our under our care. The date of these event(s) are yet to be scheduled, but we ask that interested providers please register their interest, so that they may be invited to these event(s) When/if appointed the successful provider will be required to provide a range of services that support the Council's business objective of empowering Service Users to be in control of the support that they receive. This may include (but is not limited to) : - • Following referral, the setting up and maintenance of direct payments for the purchase of social care and education services, in partnership with the Council. • Working in partnership with Integrated Commissioning Board to support a joined-up approach to social care, education, and health direct payments. • Supporting the Kent Card process in partnership with the Council, including the monitoring of financial statements online. • Transfer of the direct payment support for service users to the Council’s Adult Direct Page 4 to 7 Payment Support Service where appropriate as decided by the Council’s Care Manager. • Entry of data on the Council’s MOSAIC/LPS database following training provided by the Council. • Working in partnership with service user third parties and nominated persons. • Supporting Service Users to manage a direct payment and pay for services. • Monitoring the use of direct payments, ensuring that monies are appropriately spent. • Identifying unspent and unused or misused direct payments. • Recommending the amount of unspent and unused or misused money to be reclaimed by the Council. • Where appropriate, supporting Service Users to be a good employer and if required support at industrial tribunal hearings. • Helping to keep service users safe by ensuring that all personal assistants have a current DBS check at the enhanced level. • Setting up and maintaining a website, or access to web pages, that describes the service. • Managing the transition of direct payments when Service Users go from childhood into adulthood. • Maintain systems to ensure that all over payments and/or any potentially fraudulent use of Direct Payments are followed up by both the Provider and the Council and ensure that if there is an over payment all due checks are made with the Council that it is being dealt with. • Ensuring that all Direct Payment agreements have a written and fully completed agreement prior to commencement of the service and when any changes are made

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-04510b

    Publication Source

    Find a Tender Service

    Procurement Stage

    Award, Contract

    Procurement Method

    Selective

    Procurement Method Details

    Competitive Procedure With Negotiation

    Procurement Category

    Services

    Tender Suitability

    Framework / DPS

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    85321000

    CPV Division(s)

    85 - Health and social work services

  • Awarding Authority

    KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

    Buyer Name

    Ms Orla Miller

    Buyer Email

    orla.miller@kent.gov.uk

    Buyer Phone

    +44 3000412878

    Buyer Address

    Sessions House

    Maidstone

    ME14 1XQ

    United Kingdom

  • Awarded Supplier(s)

    Supplier Name(s)

    PEOPLE PLUS GROUP LTD


TenderUpdate

SC240033 - Direct Payment Support Services CYPE

KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    1st August 2024 13:18:42 PM

  • Contract Summary

    KCC wishes to engage the market to discuss a potential future procurement exercise to appoint a suitable provider to deliver Direct Payment Support Services to Children and Young People that our under our care. The date of these event(s) are yet to be scheduled, but we ask that interested providers please register their interest, so that they may be invited to these event(s) The successful provider will be required to provide a range of services that support the Council's business objective of empowering Service Users to be in control of the support that they receive. This may include (but is not limited to) : • Following referral, the setting up and maintenance of direct payments for the purchase of social care and education services, in partnership with the Council. • Working in partnership with Integrated Commissioning Board to support a joined-up approach to social care, education, and health direct payments. • Supporting the Kent Card process in partnership with the Council, including the monitoring of financial statements online. • Transfer of the direct payment support for service users to the Council’s Adult Direct Payment Support Service where appropriate as decided by the Council’s Care Manager. • Entry of data on the Council’s MOSAIC/LPS database following training provided by the Council. • Working in partnership with service user third parties and nominated persons. • Supporting Service Users to manage a direct payment and pay for services. • Monitoring the use of direct payments, ensuring that monies are appropriately spent. • Identifying unspent and unused or misused direct payments. • Recommending the amount of unspent and unused or misused money to be reclaimed by the Council. • Where appropriate, supporting Service Users to be a good employer and if required support at industrial tribunal hearings. • Helping to keep service users safe by ensuring that all personal assistants have a current DBS check at the enhanced level. • Setting up and maintaining a website, or access to web pages, that describes the service. • Managing the transition of direct payments when Service Users go from childhood into adulthood. • Maintain systems to ensure that all over payments and/or any potentially fraudulent use of Direct Payments are followed up by both the Provider and the Council and ensure that if there is an overpayment all due checks are made with the Council that it is being dealt with. • Ensuring that all Direct Payment agreements have a written and fully completed agreement prior to commencement of the service and when any changes are made. The requirement will be procured using Modified Competitive Procedure with Negotiation under Light Touch Regime (Scheduled CPV code (85321000 - Administrative social and educational services) to procure Direct Payment Support Services.

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-04510b

    Publication Source

    Find a Tender Service

    Procurement Stage

    TenderUpdate

    Procurement Method

    N/A

    Procurement Method Details

    N/A

    Procurement Category

    Services

    Tender Suitability

    Framework / DPS

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    85321000

    CPV Division(s)

    85 - Health and social work services

  • Awarding Authority

    KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

    Buyer Name

    Ms Orla Miller

    Buyer Email

    orla.miller@kent.gov.uk

    Buyer Phone

    +44 3000412878

    Buyer Address

    Sessions House

    Maidstone

    ME14 1XQ

    United Kingdom


Tender

SC240033 - Direct Payment Support Services CYPE

KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    28th June 2024 09:35:16 AM

    Tender Deadline

    22nd July 2024 13:00:00 PM   Expired

  • Contract Summary

    KCC wishes to engage the market to discuss a potential future procurement exercise to appoint a suitable provider to deliver Direct Payment Support Services to Children and Young People that our under our care. The date of these event(s) are yet to be scheduled, but we ask that interested providers please register their interest, so that they may be invited to these event(s) The successful provider will be required to provide a range of services that support the Council's business objective of empowering Service Users to be in control of the support that they receive. This may include (but is not limited to) : • Following referral, the setting up and maintenance of direct payments for the purchase of social care and education services, in partnership with the Council. • Working in partnership with Integrated Commissioning Board to support a joined-up approach to social care, education, and health direct payments. • Supporting the Kent Card process in partnership with the Council, including the monitoring of financial statements online. • Transfer of the direct payment support for service users to the Council’s Adult Direct Payment Support Service where appropriate as decided by the Council’s Care Manager. • Entry of data on the Council’s MOSAIC/LPS database following training provided by the Council. • Working in partnership with service user third parties and nominated persons. • Supporting Service Users to manage a direct payment and pay for services. • Monitoring the use of direct payments, ensuring that monies are appropriately spent. • Identifying unspent and unused or misused direct payments. • Recommending the amount of unspent and unused or misused money to be reclaimed by the Council. • Where appropriate, supporting Service Users to be a good employer and if required support at industrial tribunal hearings. • Helping to keep service users safe by ensuring that all personal assistants have a current DBS check at the enhanced level. • Setting up and maintaining a website, or access to web pages, that describes the service. • Managing the transition of direct payments when Service Users go from childhood into adulthood. • Maintain systems to ensure that all over payments and/or any potentially fraudulent use of Direct Payments are followed up by both the Provider and the Council and ensure that if there is an overpayment all due checks are made with the Council that it is being dealt with. • Ensuring that all Direct Payment agreements have a written and fully completed agreement prior to commencement of the service and when any changes are made. The requirement will be procured using Modified Competitive Procedure with Negotiation under Light Touch Regime (Scheduled CPV code (85321000 - Administrative social and educational services) to procure Direct Payment Support Services.

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-04510b

    Publication Source

    Find a Tender Service

    Procurement Stage

    Tender

    Procurement Method

    Selective

    Procurement Method Details

    Competitive Procedure With Negotiation

    Procurement Category

    Services

    Tender Suitability

    Framework / DPS

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    85320000

    CPV Division(s)

    85 - Health and social work services

  • Awarding Authority

    KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

    Buyer Name

    Ms Orla Miller

    Buyer Email

    orla.miller@kent.gov.uk

    Buyer Phone

    +44 3000412878

    Buyer Address

    Sessions House

    Maidstone

    ME14 1XQ

    United Kingdom


Planning

SC240033 - Direct Payment Support Services CYPE

KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    10th April 2024 11:57:33 AM

  • Contract Summary

    KCC wishes to engage the market to discuss a potential future procurement exercise to appoint a suitable provider to deliver Direct Payment Support Services to Children and Young People that our under our care. The date of these event(s) are yet to be scheduled, but we ask that interested providers please register their interest, so that they may be invited to these event(s) When/if appointed the successful provider will be required to provide a range of services that support the Council's business objective of empowering Service Users to be in control of the support that they receive. This may include (but is not limited to) : - • Following referral, the setting up and maintenance of direct payments for the purchase of social care and education services, in partnership with the Council. • Working in partnership with Integrated Commissioning Board to support a joined-up approach to social care, education, and health direct payments. • Supporting the Kent Card process in partnership with the Council, including the monitoring of financial statements online. • Transfer of the direct payment support for service users to the Council’s Adult Direct Payment Support Service where appropriate as decided by the Council’s Care Manager. • Entry of data on the Council’s MOSAIC/LPS database following training provided by the Council. • Working in partnership with service user third parties and nominated persons. • Supporting Service Users to manage a direct payment and pay for services. • Monitoring the use of direct payments, ensuring that monies are appropriately spent. • Identifying unspent and unused or misused direct payments. • Recommending the amount of unspent and unused or misused money to be reclaimed by the Council. • Where appropriate, supporting Service Users to be a good employer and if required support at industrial tribunal hearings. • Helping to keep service users safe by ensuring that all personal assistants have a current DBS check at the enhanced level. • Setting up and maintaining a website, or access to web pages, that describes the service. • Managing the transition of direct payments when Service Users go from childhood into adulthood. • Maintain systems to ensure that all over payments and/or any potentially fraudulent use of Direct Payments are followed up by both the Provider and the Council and ensure that if there is an overpayment all due checks are made with the Council that it is being dealt with. • Ensuring that all Direct Payment agreements have a written and fully completed agreement prior to commencement of the service and when any changes are made.

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-04510b

    Publication Source

    Find a Tender Service

    Procurement Stage

    Planning

    Procurement Method

    N/A

    Procurement Method Details

    N/A

    Procurement Category

    Services

    Tender Suitability

    Framework / DPS

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    85321000

    CPV Division(s)

    85 - Health and social work services

  • Awarding Authority

    KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

    Buyer Name

    Ms Orla Miller

    Buyer Email

    orla.miller@kent.gov.uk

    Buyer Phone

    +44 3000412878

    Buyer Address

    Sessions House

    Maidstone

    ME14 1XQ

    United Kingdom