Tender

Direct Support Payments Service 2023

  • Knowsley Council

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (prior information notice with call for competition)

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-031300

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-037f5c

Published 4 November 2022, 4:36pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Knowsley Council

Huyton Municipal Building - 1st Floor, Archway Road

Knowsley

L36 9YZ

Contact

Mrs Carol Glover

Email

carol.glover@knowsley.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1514434939

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD7 - Merseyside

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.knowsley.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.knowsley.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

www.the-chest.org.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

www.the-chest.org.uk

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 Support Payments Service 2023

Reference number

DN641224

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

To provide an efficient and impartial Direct Payments Support Service that will enable direct payment recipients within the borough of Knowsley to effectively manage their own or a family members budget, maximizing choice and control through high quality, independent advice and support

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD7 - Merseyside

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

To provide an efficient and impartial Direct Payments Support Service that will enable direct payment recipients within the borough of Knowsley to effectively manage their own or a family members budget, maximizing choice and control through high quality, independent advice and support.

The annual budget is up to a maximum of £120k, overall total budget including potential extensions is £600k.

The Contract will be for a term of three years, commencing on 1st April 2023. The Council may extend the Contract following the Contract Period for further periods of time up to a maximum of 24 months in aggregate. The Council shall give not less than 28 days written notice of an extension prior to the last day of the Contract period and for further extensions not less than 28 days written notice prior to the last day of the extended Contract.

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £600,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Duration in months

36

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) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest

Date

5 December 2022

Local time

9:30am

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English