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Direct Payments Advice and Guidance Service

Descriptions

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.

Timeline

Published Date :

8th Oct 2025 2 days ago

Deadline :

24th Oct 2025 in a 14 days

Contract Start :

31st Mar 2026

Contract End :

31st Mar 2031

Tender Regions

CPV Codes

Keywords

healthcare provision

social care services

patient support

community health work

welfare services

rehabilitation support

clinical outreach

public health social services

social assistance programs

integrated healthcare delivery

Tender Lot Details

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Workflows

Status :

Open

Procedure :

N/A

Suitable for SME :

Yes

Nationwide :

No

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Tender Progress :

0%

Details

Notice Type :

PIN

Tender Identifier :

IT-378-246-T: 2024 - 001

Tenderbase ID :

310724019

Low Value :

£100K

High Value :

£1000K

Buyer Information

Address :

Liverpool Merseyside , Merseyside , L13 0BQ

Website :

N/A

Procurement contact

Name :

Tina Smith

Phone :

0151 252 3243

Email :

tina.smith@shared-ed.ac.uk

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