CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Provision of a Direct Payment Support Service

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Background

The Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 states that Direct Payments are an essential tool for Local Authorities in meeting the Welsh Government’s strategic aim of supporting eligible individuals and carers to achieve their wellbeing outcomes.

Direct Payments can be used for meeting the assessed care and support needs of an individual. They can be used for the direct employment of a personal assistant (PA) or for the provision of care through a domiciliary care agency.

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Purpose of Service

The Support Service will provide responsive advice, information and support, both to individuals considering a Direct Payment and to those already in receipt of one. The provider will also play a key role in developing elements of our Direct Payment Support Service to enable us to significantly increase the number of Wrexham citizens choosing a Direct Payment to meet their assessed social care needs, including active promotion of direct payments. The provider will not, under the contract, provide Payroll or Pensions services; a Framework will be in place to deliver this.

The Provider will deliver the following functions:

• Information, Advice & Guidance

• Support to explore potential solutions to meeting need

• Enable Direct Payments recipients to become an employer

• Enable Direct Payments recipients to contract with a chosen registered support

provider

• Support to meet general scheme responsibilities

The service will be commissioned for three years (2019-2022) initially and will commence on 1 April 2019. There will be an option to extend the service for up to two years in yearly increments.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=87870

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Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

Proc-18-152

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:87870)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice