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title: "The Provision of Direct Payment Support Service"
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# The Provision of Direct Payment Support Service

Buyer: TAMESIDE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7bc824b8-c0ad-4c19-9e6a-074ad7ddac44

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## Summary

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council has initiated a public procurement process for "The Provision of Direct Payment Support Service," aimed at improving the quality of services for individuals wishing to live independently at home. This open tender, which was published on 27 July 2017, invites expressions of interest and has a contract duration of five years starting from 1 November 2017. The tender period concluded on 1 September 2017. The procurement method employed is an open procedure, with an allocated budget of £65,000 for the first year, and is classified under payroll management services.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses in the payroll and social support sectors, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Firms specialising in payroll management, personnel services, and health and social work services would find this contract particularly suitable, given that the successful provider will support over 255 service users in managing direct payments effectively. Businesses that can deliver flexibility and manage fluctuating service user needs will be well-positioned to compete in this procurement.

## Notice

Tender for the Provision of Direct Payment Support Service Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to the provision of high quality services to enable people to live in their own homes. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (Adult Services), are inviting expressions of interest in the above tender, this is an open tender previously advertised in OJEU since 27 July 2017. The contract is for a period of five years and will commence 1 November 2017. Direct Payments are an alternative to traditional care and support services. The Council provides cash payments for individual Service Users to purchase services that meet their assessed care needs. This gives the person receiving services more choice and control over how their care needs are met. Recipients of Direct Payments can choose to employ their own care workers known as Personal Assistants (PAs) or to buy services from a provider or a mixture of the two. In providing Direct Payments, local authorities are also expected to provide a service to support those who need assistance in managing their Direct Payments. We are looking for providers to deliver all of the following :- A. Standard Payroll service B. Managed Accounts service with Payroll C. Managed Accounts service without Payroll NB - The Council MAY be implementing payment cards to help Service Users manage funds and this may reduce the need for Managed Accounts Services in the future. This will be coordinated with the successful provider and the contract amount specific to managed accounts will at this point be excluded from the contract. The current level of service is; 255 Service Users in Total of these - 102 Managed Accounts with Payroll 39 Invoice only Managed Accounts (managed accounts without payroll) 114 Standard Accounts 327 Payslips per month These figures may fluctuate but the provider will be expected to manage the fluctuation within the total budget. If the fluctuations are consistently either increasing or decreasing over a period of time this will be reviewed with the successful provider. The maximum first year budget is PS65,000 (Please note that any tendering organisation submitting a first year contract price greater than this will not have their tender considered) All documentation must be completed and submitted electronically www.the-chest.org.uk by the due date of 1 September 2017 12 noon.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/484442b7-9ca6-4a53-a1e9-bf1705f3dd9a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Oct 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Sep 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Oct 2017 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2017 - 31 Oct 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £325,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £309,840 |
| 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 | TAMESIDE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | HYDE |
| Post town | Stockport |
| Postcode | SK14 6AF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD35 Greater Manchester South East |
| Local authority | Tameside |
| Electoral ward | Longdendale |
| Westminster constituency | Stalybridge and Hyde |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PAYPARTNERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 79211110 - Payroll management services
- 79631000 - Personnel and payroll services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 11 Oct 2017 at 10:17 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/484442b7-9ca6-4a53-a1e9-bf1705f3dd9a
- 27 Jul 2017 at 10:59 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/484442b7-9ca6-4a53-a1e9-bf1705f3dd9a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/484442b7-9ca6-4a53-a1e9-bf1705f3dd9a
  27th July 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.the-chest.org.uk

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