--- title: "CWC23124 Direct Payments Personal Budgets Employer Support Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-23994d8a-9392-47d1-84ca-bbaece15fa58" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-23994d8a-9392-47d1-84ca-bbaece15fa58" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-23994d8a-9392-47d1-84ca-bbaece15fa58.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-23994d8a-9392-47d1-84ca-bbaece15fa58.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WOLVERHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL" published: "2024-08-13" --- # CWC23124 Direct Payments Personal Budgets Employer Support Service Buyer: WOLVERHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-23994d8a-9392-47d1-84ca-bbaece15fa58 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-23994d8a-9392-47d1-84ca-bbaece15fa58) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-23994d8a-9392-47d1-84ca-bbaece15fa58.json) ## Summary Wolverhampton City Council has initiated a procurement process for the "CWC23124 Direct Payments Personal Budgets Employer Support Service," a contract valued at £910,000. This tender falls under the health and social work services category (CPV 85000000). The procurement stage is currently at the tender stage, with documents released on 13th August 2024 and the tender period closing on 13th September 2024. The contract is expected to commence on 1st April 2025, lasting five years with an option for two one-year extensions, and will be open to businesses located in the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Europe, and beyond. This tender opens opportunities for businesses involved in health and social support services, particularly those that can provide high-quality direct payment services to adults, disabled children, and carers in Wolverhampton. The open procurement procedure favours local suppliers, including SMEs and VCSEs, and places a strong emphasis on quality (80%) over price (20%), with additional consideration for social value (10%) and equalities (5%). This contract can significantly contribute to business growth for companies capable of meeting minimum acceptable performance standards and delivering extensive support services to a growing number of individuals in receipt of direct payments. ## Notice The Care Act (2014) places a duty on all local authorities to ensure that every adult assessed as being eligible for funded care and support can access a Personal Budget (PB), which is sufficient to meet their assessed needs. Direct Payments (DP) are the established route by which an individual can receive their allocated budget if they prefer to arrange their own support rather than receive a commissioned service. The DP Support Service enables access to information, advice, and signposting. The Bookkeeping and Payroll Service is only for those individuals who have either been assessed under Section 2 of the Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000, Care Act 2014 or Children and Families Act 2014 and who are ordinarily a resident within the City of Wolverhampton. This will include older and disabled people over the age of 16, people with parental responsibility for a disabled child and carers aged 16 and over or an appointed suitable person. There are currently approximately 600 Individuals in receipt of an on-going direct payment in Wolverhampton. It is anticipated that this figure may rise by at least a further 250, over the lifetime of the contract. The initial term will be for 5 years, with the option for 2 periods of 1 year extension. The contract will be based on minimum acceptable performance (map) being met by the tenderer as identified via key performance indicators. The Contract is intending to commence on 1st April 2025. Tender Documents are available at https://www.wolverhamptontenders.com. The procurement procedure will be an open above threshold light touch tender in accordance with Public Contract Regulations 2015. This route to market has been decided to ensure this tender is open, fair, and transparent. This route also provides opportunities for local suppliers to bid, supporting the Wolverhampton Pound. The evaluation scoring balance will be 20% price and 80% quality, including 10% social value and 5% equalities. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/99ca3973-7598-4cb8-af6b-6139a09c4afe | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Aug 2024 | | Submission deadline | 13 Sep 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £910,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WOLVERHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | WOLVERHAMPTON | | Post town | Wolverhampton | | Postcode | WV1 1RL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG39 Wolverhampton | | Local authority | Wolverhampton | | Electoral ward | St Peters | | Westminster constituency | Wolverhampton West | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 13 Aug 2024 at 15:35 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/99ca3973-7598-4cb8-af6b-6139a09c4afe ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/99ca3973-7598-4cb8-af6b-6139a09c4afe 13th August 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk - https://www.wolverhamptontenders.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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