--- title: "Direct Payment Support Services Contract Award Notice" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5866ba53-fcc9-4941-9a5b-23a242b5b4d3" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5866ba53-fcc9-4941-9a5b-23a242b5b4d3" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5866ba53-fcc9-4941-9a5b-23a242b5b4d3.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5866ba53-fcc9-4941-9a5b-23a242b5b4d3.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2023-02-13" --- # Direct Payment Support Services Contract Award Notice Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5866ba53-fcc9-4941-9a5b-23a242b5b4d3 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5866ba53-fcc9-4941-9a5b-23a242b5b4d3) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5866ba53-fcc9-4941-9a5b-23a242b5b4d3.json) ## Summary Essex County Council has awarded a contract for Direct Payment Support Services to The Penderels Trust Ltd. The procurement process involved an open procedure and two lots: Independent Information and Advice Service and Personal Assistant Support Hub, and Payment/Payroll/Account Management services. The contract is valued at £4,081,327 GBP and has a maximum duration of five years, with the start date set for July 1, 2023. The service is intended to support people with social care and mental health needs within Essex. The market engagement event held by Essex County Council for the Direct Payment Support Services project aims to involve organisations in providing support services like Employment Advice and Guidance, Account Management, and Payroll. The Council may engage multiple providers to ensure service diversity and is open to refining the procurement scope based on market feedback. This presents an opportunity for SMEs and VCSEs to participate in the forthcoming procurement opportunity to create choice and provide essential services to the residents of Essex. ## Notice Essex County Council ("the Council") conducted an open, single stage procurement to commission a new Direct Payments Support Service (DPSS) to enable people who are ordinarily resident within the administrative boundaries of Essex (excluding the unitary authority areas of Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea) to manage their direct payment. This procurement incorporated the following lots: Lot 1: Independent Information and Advice Service and Personal Assistant (PA) Support Hub Lot 2: Payment/Payroll/Account Management services Please be advised that the Council acted akin to a central purchasing body in relation to this procurement opportunity in conjunction with Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) who will access but not formally be a party to the ensuing contract. In addition, please note that whilst the ensuing DPSS contracts will primarily be used to support people with either social care and/or mental health needs to manage their personal budgets via a Direct Payment; it will also be open for the following classification of users within the administrative area of Essex: NHS Healthcare (including local Integrated Care Systems). In addition, please be advised that this service is being commissioned under an initial three (3) year term with the option to extend for a further two (2) years at the Council's sole discretion; thereby resulting in a maximum possible contract duration of five (5) years. Please note that the total value of the procurement as stated in section II 1.7 below reflects the cumulative effect of the pricing submissions for both lots across the maximum contractual duration of five (5) years, net of the Council's Accelerated Payment Rebate Scheme (APRS) which the successful bidder opted into as part of their tender submission. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4fe4e091-3435-4f90-adc8-eca74ce532b9 | | 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 | SME | | All stages | Planning, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Feb 2023 | | Submission deadline | 2 Dec 2022 | | Future notice date | 9 Sep 2021 | | Award date | 31 Jan 2023 | | Contract period | 30 Jun 2023 - 30 Jun 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £4,081,327 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £4,081,327 | | 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 | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | CHELMSFORD | | Post town | Chelmsford | | Postcode | CM1 1QH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex | | Local authority | Chelmsford | | Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central | | Westminster constituency | Chelmsford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | THE PENDERELS TRUST | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 13 Feb 2023 at 15:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4fe4e091-3435-4f90-adc8-eca74ce532b9 - 18 Aug 2021 at 12:59 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/96f302a2-d411-423f-ae61-ece7a2f0376c ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4fe4e091-3435-4f90-adc8-eca74ce532b9 13th February 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/96f302a2-d411-423f-ae61-ece7a2f0376c 18th August 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5866ba53-fcc9-4941-9a5b-23a242b5b4d3. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5866ba53-fcc9-4941-9a5b-23a242b5b4d3.json.