Direct Payments Advice and Guidance Service
key details
| Status | planning |
|---|---|
| Category (CPV) | 85000000 |
| Region | South West |
| SME suitable | Yes |
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-05aa4a |
description
If you are interested in this potential opportunity, then please express an interest by responding to the requirements set out below by Friday 24th October 2025 at 16:00. Please send responses to stephen.barker@somerset.gov.uk Somerset Council is looking to assess market interest in the following Direct Payment (DP) services:
| • | Advice and guidance |
| • | Scheme set up |
| • | Payroll service |
| • | Holding accounts (also known as managed accounts) |
| • | DP plus (extra support) |
| • | Personal Health Budget (PHB) Support |
Interested organisations must be able to meet the following requirements:
| • | Provide advice and guidance Monday to Friday (9:00 till 17:00) via telephone, postal, support or face to face if necessary. |
| • | Capacity and staffing to provide advice and guidance for 2,300 people. |
| • | Capacity and staffing to provide a payroll service for 600 people. |
| • | Capacity and staffing to provide a holding account for 800 people. |
| • | Capacity and staffing to provide DP plus (extra support) for 50 people. |
| • | Capacity and staffing to support setting up Personal Health Budgets for approximately 30 people at year. |
The above quoted figures are subject to change.
notice history
1 notice published against this procurement.
| Published | Type | Regime | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2025 | Preliminary market engagement (UK2) | Procurement Act 2023 | 063184-2025 |
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