Direct Payments Support - Framework

A Tender Notice
by CORNWALL COUNCIL

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
4 year
Value
1M
Sector
HEALTH
Published
12 Jul 2024
Delivery
To 14 Aug 2028 (est.)
Deadline
14 Aug 2024 12:00

Concepts

Location

Truro

Geochart for 2 buyers and 0 suppliers

2 buyers

Description

Our aspirations are to grow the numbers of people who choose a Direct Payment in Cornwall as a vehicle to purchasing support and meeting needs. To achieve this, we are keen to develop support structures to enable people, no matter their ability, to be able to receive a Direct Payment and manage it. We are looking for providers to offer some or all of the following services to enable people of all abilities to manage Direct Payments successfully: Support to recruit and train Personal Assistants and maintain a Personal Assistance database and manage a PA/Micro-Provider forum for people working in Cornwall. (One provider will be commissioned) Payroll support, to enable people to understand their responsibilities to HMRC and manage paying Personal Assistants (PA’s), taxes and ensuring where appropriate, client contributions are paid into the person’s Direct Payments account. To provide a 3rd party managed account service for people who are unable or unwilling to manage the funds in the Direct Payment themselves. We also expect that this service will support people to arrange their support, set up User Controlled Trusts and both formal and informal Circles of Support where needed, and provide independent Individual Service Funds for people. The Service will also provide the council with all monitoring, support the person to make financial contributions and complete on-line financial assessment and financial assessment reviews with the person when required. Information, advice and guidance about personalisation, creative support planning, using Direct Payments and employing Personal Assistants in Cornwall will be a common thread across all services

Lot Division

1 Personal assistant and micro-provider recruitment and maintain a personal assistant and micro-provider database

Lot 1 Personal assistant and micro-provider recruitment and maintain a personal assistant and micro-provider database.

2 Payroll Services

Lot 2 Payroll Services

3 3rd Party Managed Accounts service

Lot 3 3rd Party Managed Accounts service

CPV Codes

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

  • Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
  • Bids should cover one or more lots.
  • Bids should cover the whole contract.
  • Renewals are not available.
  • Award on basis of price and quality.

Reference

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