WCC - Direct Payments Service

Concepts

• personal assistants recruitment and employment support service
• social work
• warwick
• direct payments service
• countywide direct payments service
• payroll and managed accounts service
• employment support service
• necessary additional services
• wcc
• payment

Location

Generally within the County Council boundaries of Warwickshire County Council, but also maybe outside its boundaries

Description

Warwickshire County Council wish to commission a single provider for a countywide Direct Payments service. Direct Payments are monetary payments made to individuals who request to receive a payment to meet some or all of their eligible care and support needs. The service consists of Payroll and Managed Accounts, and Personal Assistants Recruitment and Employment Support Service.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Payroll and Managed Accounts service will enable customers to employ their own Personal Assistants either directly or via an agency. This will include provision of advice, information and support with all aspects of payroll, and will also include advice and guidance with regard to meeting pension auto-enrolment requirements. The Personal Assistants Recruitment and Employment Support Service is for customers who require support to identify, recruit and employ Personal Assistants successfully, and to provide ongoing employment related support. During the course of the contract period the range and scope of these services may be subject to modification and variation as necessary to meet the changing needs and requirements of the Council and the changing demands placed on the Council by its customers. These changes may include (but are not limited to) increases or decreases in funding, new initiatives, necessary additional services not identified at the time of tendering.

CPV Codes

• 85300000 - Social work and related services

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Electronic ordering, invoicing and payment may be used. Warwickshire County Council will be using its e-tendering system (CSW-JETS) for the administration of this procurement process. Providers must register with the system (if they haven't previously done so) in order to be able to express an interest in the project and download documents. The web address for CSW-JETS is www.csw-jets.co.uk. Registration and use of CSW-JETS is free. If you are having trouble registering with CSW-JETS, please email us at procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk or call 01926 412026. All correspondence or clarifications relating to this procurement must be submitted via the CSW-JETS correspondence function. Providers must register on CSW-JETS and express an interest in this project in order to be able to correspond with us about this procurement.