Contract

Direct Payment Support Services

  • Northern Care Alliance

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-002260

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04983b

Published 22 January 2025, 3:56pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Northern Care Alliance

Salford Royal Hospital, Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HD

Contact

Procurement and Market Management Team

Email

asc.procurement@nca.nhs.uk

Telephone

+44 0

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD3 - Greater Manchester

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Direct Payment Support Services

Reference number

DN738309

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Salford Care Organisation (a division of Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust) is issuing this invitation to tender in connection with the competitive procurement of Direct Payment Support Services to be delivered to citizens of Salford in receipt of a Direct Payment and self-directing their own care and support services. This will include information, advice and guidance; recruitment/employment support; maintenance of a Personal Assistant Register; a brokerage service for identifying care agencies.

The Direct Payment Support Service will support adults and children assessed as eligible for health and social care personal budgets to consider whether a direct payment of this budget would be suitable for them and to support with setting up suitable arrangements to meet identified outcomes.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £398,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD3 - Greater Manchester

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Salford Care Organisation (a division of Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust) is issuing this invitation to tender in connection with the competitive procurement of Direct Payment Support Services to be delivered to citizens of Salford in receipt of a Direct Payment and self-directing their own care and support services. This will include information, advice and guidance; recruitment/employment support; maintenance of a Personal Assistant Register; a brokerage service for identifying care agencies.

The Direct Payment Support Service will support adults and children assessed as eligible for health and social care personal budgets to consider whether a direct payment of this budget would be suitable for them and to support with setting up suitable arrangements to meet identified outcomes.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Option to extend for a further 3 periods of 12 months.

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-028373


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

DN738309

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

6 December 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 10

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 9

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 10

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 10

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Disability Direct

The Richard Shaw Centre,20 Royal Scot Road, Pride Park

Derby,

DE24 8AJ

Email

Louise.Moss@disabilitydirect.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £398,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Salford City Council

Salford

Country

United Kingdom