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title: "Standing List of Providers of Children's Direct Payments (Payroll/Managed Account) Service"
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# Standing List of Providers of Children's Direct Payments (Payroll/Managed Account) Service

Buyer: TORBAY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e5dc74d4-3b69-4b00-8550-419737eb9358

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## Summary

The Torbay Council is inviting providers to be part of a Standing List of Providers of Children's Direct Payments (Payroll/Managed Account) Service. This procurement falls under the 'Other community, social, and personal services' category. The contract value is £126,144. The procurement method is an open procedure, with the tender period ending on 2022-11-08. The contract is planned to start on 2023-01-03 and end on 2025-01-02. The procurement aims to assist those needing help from Children's Services or Health in the South West region, UK.

This tender from Torbay Council offers an opportunity for payroll and managed service providers to compete for a contract providing payroll and managed accounts for Children's Direct Payments. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to participate. Businesses in the administrative social services sector should consider bidding for this contract, which has a significant value of £126,144 and focuses on delivering essential care and support services to individuals in need in the UK.

## Notice

Torbay Council's Children's Services' Direct Payments (DP) Service is undertaking this tender process, seeking payroll and managed service providers, who will be selected for a place on a Standing List of Providers of Children's Direct Payments (Payroll/Managed Account) Service, available for people to use, if they choose to do so. Direct Payments are Social Care and Health payments for people who have been assessed as needing help from Children's Services or Health, and who would like to arrange and pay for their own care and support services instead of receiving them directly from the Local Authority or CCG. The service needs to provide assistance and provision of all aspects of payroll including holding managed accounts where required, managing pension auto-enrolment and dealing with the Inland Revenue. Additional information: In order to provide unrestricted, full, direct and free of charge access to the Tender Documents the Authority is providing the Documents in PDF format in the 'Opportunities' Area of the ProContract e-Tendering portal, at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk In order to access amendable versions of the Documents and to submit a response, Applicants must be registered as Suppliers on ProContract. Applicants should then register an interest in the opportunity and download the editable Documents for completion and submission.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/61d8a51d-f41d-4a98-9a17-aba02846ca9c |
| 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 | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Nov 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Dec 2022 |
| Contract period | 16 Jan 2023 - 15 Jan 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £126,144 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £126,144 |
| 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 | TORBAY COUNCIL |
| Locality | TORQUAY |
| Post town | Torquay |
| Postcode | TQ1 3DR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK42 Torbay |
| Local authority | Torbay |
| Electoral ward | Tormohun |
| Westminster constituency | Torbay |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | DAVID HOWARD; DISABILITY FOCUS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85321000 - Administrative social services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 1 Feb 2023 at 16:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/61d8a51d-f41d-4a98-9a17-aba02846ca9c
- 11 Oct 2022 at 11:07 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a11b2d5-c8a5-47dc-9400-acd7977f8610

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/61d8a51d-f41d-4a98-9a17-aba02846ca9c
  1st February 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a11b2d5-c8a5-47dc-9400-acd7977f8610
  11th October 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.torbay.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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