Notice Information
Notice Title
Direct Payments Support Service (DPSS)
Notice Description
The Direct Payment Support Service (DPSS) supports and enables people who choose to take all or part of their Personal Budget/Personal Health Budget as a Direct Payment (DP), to use and manage their DP as easily as possible. Direct Payments (DP) provide people with more choice and control over their needs, and the DPSS provides support for people to manage and use their DP properly and effectively.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050e13
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019456-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 7 Sep 20272 years to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 8 Nov 2027 - 7 Nov 2030 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Mr Michael Percival
- Contact Email
- michael.percival@leicester.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1164541443
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEICESTER
- Postcode
- LE1 1FZ
- Post Town
- Leicester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF21 Leicester
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Leicester
- Electoral Ward
- Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- Leicester South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019456-2025
7th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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