Official UK procurement notice
CN250355 - Managed Accounts & Payroll Service
Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPlease note that this UK2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice has been issued as per the Procurement Act 2023, and replaces Prior Information Notice 2025/S 000-010595.
** This advert is for market awareness, engagement and request for information only **
Kent County Council supports approximately 3000 people (25% of the total of those who draw on care and support excluding residential) to safely access a Direct Payment across Kent with a total annual spend of approximately £2.4m. Latest data shows that the number of people accessing a direct payment remains at a ratio of 15:85 which has increased over the past 12 months.
As part of a wider initiative to research and co-produce opportunities to increase the number of people accessing self-directed support via a direct payment, we have identified that Payroll and Managed Account Services will support people to manage the responsibilities that come with a Direct payment better.
Therefore our aim is to increase the accessibility and sustainability of Direct Payments by providing access to effective support, whilst maintaining an individual's choice when opting for a direct payment. In particular, those that need support in managing the additional financial responsibilities. This could be a payroll support service or through the use of a managed account
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We wish to engage with the market to understand what providers would offer Kent in regard to these two services.
In order to access the survey please visit https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/ and register your interest. Once registered please search under the current opportunities using keyword reference CN250355.
Please complete the questionnaire and return via the portal by 2nd April 2025, 15.00.
CPV: Other community, social and personal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Cancelled
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 22 Jan 2026, 15:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Jan 2026, 15:13 GMT
- Authority reference
CN250355- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f740
How it was run
- Submission deadline
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Timeline
4 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published21 Mar 2025, 11:48 GMT
- Market engagement2 Apr 2025, 23:59 BSTIn order to access the survey please visit www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗ and register your interest. Once registered please search under the current opportunities using keyword reference CN250355. Please complete the questionnaire and return via the portal by 2nd April 2025, 15.00.
- Latest notice published247 days ago22 Jan 2026, 15:13 GMT
- Contract starts179 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 12 Jan 2026 | CancelledThe Contracting Authority has decided not to continue the procurement process following the publication of the Preliminary Market Engagement Notice for this procurement. |
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Mar 2025- Procurement termination notice published22 Jan 2026, 15:13 GMTUK12
- Status changed to withdrawn22 Jan 2026, 15:13 GMT
- Buyer details updated22 Jan 2026, 15:13 GMT
- Preliminary market engagement notice published21 Mar 2025, 11:48 GMTUK2
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender