Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Wolverhampton City Council
Civic Centre, St Peters Square
Wolverhampton
WV1 1RL
UK
Contact person: Mrs Ade Winjobi
Telephone: +44 1902556556
E-mail: Adebimpe.Winjobi@wolverhampton.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG39
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
CWC23124 Direct Payments Personal Budgets Employer Support Service
Reference number: DN731436
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Care Act (2014) places a duty on all local authorities to ensure that every adult
assessed as being eligible for funded care and support can access a Personal Budget
(PB), which is sufficient to meet their assessed needs. Direct Payments (DP) are the
established route by which an individual can receive their allocated budget if they prefer
to arrange their own support rather than receive a commissioned service.
The DP Support Service enables access to information, advice, and signposting. The
Bookkeeping and Payroll Service is only for those individuals who have either been
assessed under Section 2 of the Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000, Care Act 2014
or Children and Families Act 2014 and who are ordinarily a resident within the City of
Wolverhampton. This will include older and disabled people over the age of 16, people
with parental responsibility for a disabled child and carers aged 16 and over or an appointed suitable person. The contract will be for five years from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2030 with an option to extend for two periods of one year at the sole discretion of the council.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
870 775.50
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG36
UKG37
UKG39
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Care Act (2014) places a duty on all local authorities to ensure that every adult assessed as being eligible for funded care and support can access a Personal Budget (PB), which is sufficient to meet their assessed needs. Direct Payments (DP) are the established route by which an individual can receive their allocated budget if they prefer to arrange their own support rather than receive a commissioned service.
The DP Support Service enables access to information, advice, and signposting. Bookkeeping and Payroll Service is only for those individuals who have either been assessed under Section 2 of the Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000, Care Act 2014 or Children and Families Act 2014 and who are ordinarily resident within the City of Wolverhampton. This will include older and disabled people over the age of 16, people with parental responsibility for a disabled child and carers aged 16 and over or an appointed suitable person.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-025686
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/04/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Barrie Bookkeeping & Payroll Solutions Ltd
Scotland
UK
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 870 775.50
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/04/2025