Direct Payment Support Services in Cumberland

2025-01-09

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Published date: 9 January 2025

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.

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Contract summary

Industry

Administrative social services - 85321000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£138,000 to £276,000

Procurement reference

CC001-DN758212-21657453

Published date

9 January 2025

Closing date

5 February 2025

Closing time

9:30am

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

What is an open procedure (below threshold)?

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Description

Cumberland Council is procuring a contract for the provision of Direct Payment Support Services in Cumberland to support families to utilise their Direct Payments for children and young people with disabilities.

The council proposes to enter into the Contract for an initial term of one year with the successful Tenderer (Service Provider). The initial term is 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. There is one optional extension available of up to 12 months. Use of this optional extension is at the absolute discretion of the council. If the optional extensions is used, the Contract will end on 31st March 2027.

The maximum total value of the Contract for the initial term is £138,000 excluding VAT. The maximum total value of the Contract for the initial term plus the 12 months optional extension (if it is used) is £276,000 excluding VAT. Details of expenditure are indicative only. The council does not guarantee any spend against this Contract.

For further details, and to access the tender documents, including the service specification, please use the council's online procurement portal The Chest - https://www.the-chest.org.uk

Registration on The Chest is free of charge.

All bids must be received electronically via The Chest by the closing date stated in the Invitation to Tender (ITT).

Any clarifications you have about the tender must be sent via messaging on the chest by the closing date stated in the ITT.

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Sunday Oguntonade

Address

Cumbria House
107 - 117 Botchergate
Carlisle
CA1 1RD
England

Telephone

+44 7795546733

Email

sunday.oguntonade@cumbria.gov.uk

Website

https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/

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