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title: "Direct Payment and Individual Service Funds Support Services"
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# Direct Payment and Individual Service Funds Support Services

Buyer: DORSET COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5c44196d-bb81-4479-8aa4-c697006e67d6

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## Summary

Dorset Council is conducting a procurement process for the "Direct Payment and Individual Service Funds Support Services" project, seeking to enhance the availability of direct payments for individuals to manage their own care. The procurement is in the Award stage, with the contract set to commence on 1 October 2022 and lasting for five years, potentially extendable for an additional two years. The total value of the contract is £7,000,000, and it falls under the Health and social work services category. The initial tender period ended on 13 June 2022.

This opportunity is ideal for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community and social enterprises (VCSEs) with expertise in providing social work services, including advice, financial management, and payroll support for direct payment recipients. Competing for this contract could enable these businesses to expand their service offerings and strengthen their market presence, as they would be working with Dorset Council to improve care options for individuals within England.

## Notice

Dorset Council's ambition is to increase the number of Direct Payments that individuals or their representatives opt to take, to direct their own care and support. We want individuals to be able to make informed choices, and the Council are committed to providing easily accessible, information, advice, and guidance in as wide a variety of formats as possible to ensure we provide the best opportunity for Individuals to consider taking a Direct Payment. The Council is seeking to work with a Provider who will: * make initial contact with the Individual within 2 working days of receiving the referral to arrange a mutually convenient time. * have commenced support within 5 working days of initial contact. Dorset Council wishes to work with a Provider who can deliver all three interrelated elements of the Direct Payment Support service: (A) Advice Guidance and Support for Direct Payments (B) Holding Account for Direct Payment recipients (C) Payroll, HMRC and Pension services for Direct Payment recipients Full details of the services required may be found in the Service Specification located with other tender documents on the e-tendering portal: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk This is also the route to make any tender bid. The contract is required to commence 01 October 2022 and will be a five-year contract with options to extend for a further 2 x 12 months, making a potential contract length of seven years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/58fe2768-000b-445c-8912-42afde178e39 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Jun 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Aug 2022 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2022 - 30 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £7,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £651,420 |
| 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 | DORSET COUNCIL |
| Locality | DORCHESTER |
| Post town | Dorchester |
| Postcode | DT1 1XJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK64 Dorset |
| Local authority | Dorset |
| Electoral ward | Dorchester West |
| Westminster constituency | West Dorset |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | COMPASS DISABILITY SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 8 Aug 2022 at 09:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/58fe2768-000b-445c-8912-42afde178e39

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/58fe2768-000b-445c-8912-42afde178e39
  8th August 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

## Provenance

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