Notice Information
Notice Title
City Finances Support Service
Notice Description
The City invites Quotations for the provision of the City Finances Support Service (CFSS). The City Finances Support Service is comprised of the core elements of a Direct Payments (Self-Managed Account with PA Recruitment/Management and Payroll Support and a Managed Account for Agency/Provider and Managed Bank Account) support service and in addition, a Pre-Paid Cards Service. The Pre-Paid Card Service will be delivered and contract managed alongside the suite of Direct Payments Support services listed above. Service users accessing and using the pre-paid cards service may not necessarily be utilising direct payments to facilitate and support their care needs. The service users of the CFSS will be Adults, the Parents/Guardians of children in receipt of direct payments or utilising a pre-paid card. The Corporation welcomes the services listed above to be delivered by providers in full or via a partnership, third party or sub-contractual arrangement. The lead provider will be responsible for the effectively contract manage any sub-contract arrangements as required and will need to set out this arrangement as part of their quotation response.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05cef3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066355-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
85 - Health and social work services
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- CPV Codes
66151000 - Financial market operational services
85300000 - Social work and related services
85310000 - Social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £90,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £90,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- cityproc.operations@cityoflondon.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 020 7606 3030
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CITY OF LONDON
- Postcode
- EC2P 2EJ
- Post Town
- Central London
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI43 Haringey and Islington
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Islington
- Electoral Ward
- Clerkenwell
- Westminster Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066355-2025
17th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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