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title: "BHCC SD Direct Payment Advice and Guidance Services"
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# BHCC SD Direct Payment Advice and Guidance Services

Buyer: BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-18b06358-821c-47e3-81a4-e80181c34114

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## Summary

The Brighton & Hove City Council is seeking suppliers for the "BHCC SD Direct Payment Advice and Guidance Services" contract, aimed at providing directed payment support for adults, young people, and children. This procurement is classified under guiding services and administrative social services, with an open procedure procurement method. The tender was published on 31 August 2017, and submissions for the tender were due by 5 October 2017. The contract is scheduled to commence on 1 April 2018 and will run until 31 March 2021, covering the South East region of England.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in social services, particularly those with experience in providing guidance and support for directed payment schemes. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be particularly well suited to compete for this tender, as the service aims to empower individuals to manage their own support, thus fostering innovative and person-centred approaches in the sector.

## Notice

Self-directed support, also called 'personalisation', is about people being in control of the support they need to live the life they choose. The Council wishes to contract for a Directed Payment Support service covering adults, young people and children. A critical part of the service is supporting people to plan and manage their own support using Direct Payments - funding from the council made to people with assessed needs to buy services or employ people to support them.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ea9fce20-c783-4613-963b-146d33bde46d |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Dec 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Oct 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Dec 2017 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2018 - 31 Mar 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £579,704 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | HOVE |
| Post town | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN3 3BQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ21 Brighton and Hove |
| Local authority | Brighton and Hove |
| Electoral ward | Central Hove |
| Westminster constituency | Hove and Portslade |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PEOPLEPLUS GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312310 - Guidance services
- 85321000 - Administrative social services

## Release History

- 5 Dec 2017 at 14:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ea9fce20-c783-4613-963b-146d33bde46d
- 31 Aug 2017 at 08:36 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60f984d3-8d6a-41af-b7e4-0e4cd05bcdcf

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ea9fce20-c783-4613-963b-146d33bde46d
  5th December 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60f984d3-8d6a-41af-b7e4-0e4cd05bcdcf
  31st August 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing

## Provenance

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