Payroll & Managed Account Services

Tender description

Social Care - Payroll & Managed Account Services for Direct Payment Users Portsmouth City Council, 'the Authority', is inviting tenders from suitably qualified Managed Account and Payroll service providers to deliver Managed Accounts and Payroll services to Adult Social Care Direct Payment users. The Care Act 2014 places a duty on Local Authorities to make Direct Payments available to everyone who is assessed as eligible for care and support. Direct Payments provide users with increased independence, choice and control by enabling people to commission their own care and support in order to meet their eligible needs, leaving as much choice as possible in their hands. The Authority needs to ensure that suitable arrangements are in place to support the take-up of Direct Payments and is seeking to set up a framework with two Lots, one for Payroll Services and another for Managed Account Services in order to provide Direct Payment users with a choice of assessed suppliers from which they can commission services from. The Authority is seeking to award up to 3 suppliers under each Lot, these suppliers will then be promoted to Direct Payment users as 'approved suppliers' by the Authority. The choice however will remain with the client as to whether they wish to obtain these services from one of our approved suppliers or from an alternative provider in the market. The Authority is targeting to have awarded the contract by 15th February 2016 with a subsequent commencement date of 6th April 2016. The value of this contract is dependent on the successful take up of the service.