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Published 9 Jul 2024, 14:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SOL - Direct Payments, Payroll Administration and Managed Account Services 2025

Official notice

Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,782,387≈ £198k / year
Submissions closed 5 Aug 2024
Contract term 9 yrsends 31 Mar 2034 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2025
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Solihull MBC are looking for a supplier to provide a Direct Payment Payroll and Managed Accounts service provides a range of different level interventions, according to need, for people in Solihull. The Provider will deliver:A Payroll and Managed Account Service to all people using the services including carers who need assistance to manage their Direct Payment arrangements. Provide person centred help and support tailored to meet the individual person’s assessed care needs and all their other responsibilities through managing the Direct Payment on behalf of and together with the people using the service.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Solihull MBC are looking for a supplier to provide a Direct Payment Payroll and Managed Accounts service provides a range of different level interventions, according to need, for people in Solihull. The Provider will deliver:A Payroll and Managed Account Service to all people using the services including carers who need assistance to manage their Direct Payment arrangements. Provide person centred help and support tailored to meet the individual person’s assessed care needs and all their other responsibilities through managing the Direct Payment on behalf of and together with the people using the service. This will be a cost and volume contract.

  • Managed Accounts Basic – (where invoices are paid but there is no payroll service required)
  • Calculation of four-weekly pay and pay-related liabilities only including production of payslip (e.g. HMRC and pension auto-enrolment administration)
  • Payroll and Managed Accounts Service – (where invoices are paid and in addition a payroll

CPV: Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Direct payments account management and payroll servicesRenewal 9 yrs
Contract period: 1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2034 (9 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: Recurrent contractVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    n/a

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
9 Jul 2024, 14:36 BST
Last source update
9 Jul 2024, 14:36 BST
Award evaluation window
5 Aug 2024 – …
Authority reference
SOL - 19090
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-020929
Classification (CPV)
Other community, social and personal services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047bf1 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
5 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST

Timeline

9 Jul 2024 → 1 Apr 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    9 Jul 2024, 14:36 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    5 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    5 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council House, Manor Square, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 3QBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria