Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Warwickshire County Council
Shire Hall,Market Square
WARWICK
CV344SA
Contact
Manjit Nagra
manjitnagra@warwickshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1926412026
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG13 - Warwickshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/procurement
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
WCC - Direct Payments Service
Reference number
WCC - 10112
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short 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.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £2,600,780
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG13 - Warwickshire
Main site or place of performance
Generally within the County Council boundaries of Warwickshire County Council, but also maybe outside its boundaries.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
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.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Duration in months
72
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria
All as detailed in the tender documentation.
The Council will undertake its financial assessment of the tendering organisation (and if considered necessary by the Council, any partners within a consortium bid) based on its own evaluation of the Tenderers most recent 2 years accounts (or if 2 years accounts are not available, equivalent evidence which confirms financial viability). The assessment of accounts will be supported by an independent credit reference report from Creditsafe where this is available. The Council may also impose a Bond or Performance Guarantee on the successful Tenderer.
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As detailed in the tender documentation.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure
Information about national procedures is available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/contents/made
four.1.11) Main features of the award procedure
All detailed within the tender documentation.
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
30 March 2021
Local time
10:00am
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
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.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court for England and Wales
London
Country
United Kingdom