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# ASC0267 - Direct Payments Support Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/asc0267-direct-payments-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-030839). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Leicester City Council: "ASC0267 - Direct Payments Support Service". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £6,300,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Feb 2022, 14:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Leicester City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/leicester-city-council-ons-e06000016)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £6,300,000 (GBP; published on the single lot)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 February 2022 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Other community, social and personal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF21, UKF22
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-030839`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/asc0267-direct-payments-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-030839#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3Dfd976b29-0f6a-ec11-8110-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/asc0267-direct-payments-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-030839#participate

## Description
This 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Estimated Value:** £6,300,000
- **Description:** 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 ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 014754-2022-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **MOSAIC 1898 LTD, PURPLE ZEST LIMITED, ROSEKEL RESOURCING LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-166817`, `GB-FTS-154973`, `GB-FTS-53926`
  - Value: £6,300,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 014754-2022-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £6,300,000
  - Signed Date: 16/05/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014754-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-05-26T13:21:20.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T02:44:55.811Z
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