Official UK procurement notice
ASC0267 - Direct Payments Support Service
Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
Re-procurement plannedSCE0019 - Direct Payments Support Service (DPSS) · tender expected
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a contract award notice. Leicester City Council (‘the ‘Authority’) invited Tenders for the provision of Direct Payments Support Service. Leicester City Council (LCC) led the procurement on behalf of Leicester City Council and the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning Groups (LLR CCGs).
The Direct Payment Support Service (DPSS) will support and enable people who choose to
take all or part of their Personal Budget/Personal Health Budget as a Direct Payment (DP),
to use and manage their DP as easily as possible and, where they wish, independently.
The requirement is that for each organisation that is awarded the Framework Agreement it
must then provide all the following key functions/Services in respect of the Direct Payments
Support Service:
- Initial support and set up of a DP, including advice and guidance
- Recruitment and selection support for Personal Assistants
- Payroll services and employment advice
- Managed accounts (Third Party)
The DPSS service will be available to people and families assessed by Leicester City Council
as being eligible for both Adult and Children’s Social Care Services living in Leicester, as well
as people assessed by the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning
Groups (LLRCCG) as being eligible for a personal health budget across Leicester,
Leicestershire and Rutland.
The Authority is to establish Framework Agreements, with up to three providers for the
provision of Direct Payments Support Service. The Authority provides no guarantee of any
work to any successful provider/s.
The Authority conducted this procurement under the Light Touch Regime for Social and
Other Specific Services, as set out in the Public Contract Regulations 2015, at Section 7
(Regulations 74 to 77) and Schedule 3. The procurement process was not be conducted
under the Public Contract Regulations 2015; however, it was be similar to that of an Open
procedure. The Process was, unlike an Open Procedure, included the flexibility, as allowed
under the Light Touch Regime with various evaluation stages as detailed in the Invitation to
Tender documentation.
CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 5 bids received · 3 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Up to a maximum of 3 providers are awarded the Framework AgreementAwardedPublished value£6,300,000
Up to a maximum of 3 providers are awarded the Framework Agreement.
The initial term of the Framework Agreements is approximately 5 years from the Service
Commencement Date 7th November 2022 to 7th November 2027 with the option to
extend, subject to satisfactory performance outcomes and agreement by the Authority, for 2
further periods of up to no more than 24 months in total, to up to 4th November 2029, i.e.
potentially up to 7 years from and including Service Commencement Date.
The Invitation to Tender document and its appendices and all other documentation issued to
Tenderers sets out the details of the Authority’s requirements. Additional information: The Framework Agreements (FAs) will be Open FAs.
Throughout the duration of the Framework, the Authority may review the Framework and
may open the Framework at its own discretion when a service need arises. A service need
includes (but is not limited to):
- a lack of capacity from current Providers and therefore there is a need to supplement the
Framework List of Providers beyond the numbers operating on the Framework Agreement at
that time;
- an increase in the volume of Service Users requiring Services under the Framework; and
- to replace (if required) Providers who have been removed, suspended from the Framework
Agreement or did not agree to provide Services within any Extension Period.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 80
- Price: 20
As detailed in the Invitation to Tender documentation
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “ASC0267 - Direct Payments Support Service” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Jan 2022, 10:23 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 May 2022, 14:21 BST
- Authority reference
DN567829- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-014754- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030839Find a Tender
Publisher note: The Framework Agreements (FAs) will be Open FAs. Throughout the duration of the Framework, the Authority may review the Framework and may open the Framework at its own discretion when a service need arises. A service need includes (but is not limited to): • a lack of capacity from current Providers and therefore there is a need to supplement the Framework List of Providers beyond the numbers operating on the Framework Agreement at that time; • an increase in the volume of Service Users requiring Services under the Framework; and • to replace (if required) Providers who have been removed, suspended from the Framework Agreement or did not agree to provide Services within any Extension Period. The Authority will hold an online Tender Information Session conducted via Microsoft Teams on 20 January 2022 between 10:30 am to 12.30 pm. Further information on how to register for this session is contained within the ITT documentation.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 17 Feb 2022, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
17 Feb 2022 → 26 May 2022 · 2 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown17 Feb 2022, 14:00 GMT
- Notice published26 May 2022, 14:21 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete26 May 2022, 14:21 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 014754-2022-1
- Signed
- 17 May 2022
- Value
- £6,300,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
4 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- East Leicestershire & Rutland Clinical Commissioning GroupContracting authority
- Leicester City NHS Clinical Commissioning GroupContracting authority
- West Leicestershire NHS Clinical Commissioning GroupContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Construction and Technology Court (Queens Bench Division) (Branch of High Court of Justice)Review body
- Construction and Technology Court (Queens Bench Division), (Branch of High Court of Justice), Priory CourtsReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- MOSAIC 1898 LTDFramework contractor
- PURPLE ZEST LIMITEDFramework contractor
- ROSEKEL RESOURCING LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.