Health and social work services

Tender description

Direct Payments are an alternative to traditional care and support services. The Council provides cash payments for individual Service Users to purchase services that meet their assessed care needs. This gives the person receiving services more choice and control over how their care needs are met. Recipients of Direct Payments can choose to employ their own care workers known as Personal Assistants (PAs) or to buy services from a provider or a mixture of the 2. In providing Direct Payments, local authorities are also expected to provide a service to support those who need assistance in managing their Direct Payments. We are looking for providers to deliver all of the following: A. Standard Payroll service; B. Managed Accounts service with Payroll; C. Managed Accounts service without Payroll. Direct Payments are an alternative to traditional care and support services. The Council provides cash payments for individual Service Users to purchase services that meet their assessed care needs. This gives the person receiving services more choice and control over how their care needs are met. Recipients of Direct Payments can choose to employ their own care workers known as Personal Assistants (PAs) or to buy services from a provider or a mixture of the 2. In providing Direct Payments, local authorities are also expected to provide a service to support those who need assistance in managing their Direct Payments. We are looking for providers to deliver all of the following: A. Standard Payroll service; B. Managed Accounts service with Payroll; C. Managed Accounts service without Payroll.