Awarded contract

Direct Payment Support Service

  • Sheffield City Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-008401

Published 22 March 2023, 5:09pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Sheffield City Council

Town Hall, Pinstone Street,

Sheffield

S1 2HH

Contact

Debra Kingham

Email

Debra.Kingham@sheffield.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 01142734567

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKE32 - Sheffield

National registration number

(GB) 173 5488 38

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.sheffield.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104130

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

Direct Payment Support Service

Reference number

DPSS

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The proposal is to provide external commission of a Direct Payment Support Service for people to receive accurate and specialist advice on managing Direct Payments and employment responsibilities.

The procurement will be a 2-year provision (with option to extend) while further exploration of long-term Direct Payment support solutions is considered. During this interim period a full options appraisal will be undertaken to explore the longer-term solution for Direct Payment support. The options appraisal will be co-produced and explore options such as creating an in-house support option, continuing with a procured service, building a community-based user-led consortium, and creating a free-market of several providers.

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: £510,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE32 - Sheffield
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

Sheffield

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The proposal is to provide external commission of a Direct Payment Support Service for people to receive accurate and specialist advice on managing Direct Payments and employment responsibilities.

The procurement will be a 2-year provision (with option to extend) while further exploration of long-term Direct Payment support solutions is considered. During this interim period a full options appraisal will be undertaken to explore the longer-term solution for Direct Payment support. The options appraisal will be co-produced and explore options such as creating an in-house support option, continuing with a procured service, building a community-based user-led consortium, and creating a free-market of several providers.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 40

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

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: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-029424


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

1

Title

Direct Payment Support Service

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

28 March 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Penderels Trust

Seven Stars Estate, Wheler Road

Coventry

CV3 4LB

Email

newbusiness@penderelstrust.org.uk

Telephone

+44 02476511611

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

3560335

Internet address

http://www.penderelstrust.org.uk

The contractor is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £339,800


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Sheffield City Council

Sheffield Town Hall, Pinstone Street,

Sheffield

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.sheffield.gov.uk

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Sheffield City Council

Sheffield Town Hall, Pinstone Street,

Sheffield

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.sheffield.gov.uk

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Sheffield City Council

Sheffield Town Hall, Pinstone Street,

Sheffield

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.sheffield.gov.uk