Direct Payment Support Services

Tender description

Further to the previous PIN (2021/S 000-020205) regarding this forthcoming procurement opportunity, Essex County Council ("the Council") would like to invite prospective providers to attend a market engagement event on Wednesday 7th September 2022. Please note that this event is due to be conducted online via MS Teams between 14:00 and 16:00. If your organisation would like to attend this event, please e-mail: rachel.horne@essex.gov.uk; confirming the names of your organisation's representatives. Please ensure that you confirm your attendance by 17:00 on Friday 2nd September 2022. During the course of this market engagement event, the Council will present an update on the commissioning intentions following the previous soft market test for this project alongside details of how to engage with the forthcoming procurement and discuss the social value considerations for this service. Lot 1: Independent Information and Advice Service and Personal Assistant (PA) Support Hub Prospective bidders are advised that the Council will finalise the scope of the forthcoming procurement opportunity following the conclusion of the market engagement stage and reserves the right to amend the scope of this service accordingly. For the avoidance of any further doubt, please be advised that the inclusion of lots within this PIN are provided for indicative purposes only due to the requirements of the online form and remain subject to confirmation by the Council. Lot 2: Payment, payroll and Account Management Services Prospective bidders are advised that the Council will finalise the scope of the forthcoming procurement opportunity following the conclusion of the market engagement stage and reserves the right to amend the scope of this service accordingly. For the avoidance of any further doubt, please be advised that the inclusion of lots within this PIN are provided for indicative purposes only due to the requirements of the online form and remain subject to confirmation by the Council.