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ClosedStage · tender

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Dynamic Market for Direct Payment Payroll and Managed Account Service

Business ServicesCPV 79211110
Value£450k
Deadline17 May 2026
Published14 Nov 2025
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 14 Nov 2025ClosedCloses 17 May 2026
Who to contact
procurementops@southend.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

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£450ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

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The brief

Service Title: Dynamic Market or Direct Payment Payroll and Managed Account Services Contract Type: Framework Agreement procured via a Dynamic Market under Light Touch Regime.

6 months (with the option to extend for up to a further 6 months) Southend-on-Sea City Council is seeking bidders to be awarded a place on a Framework to provide Direct Payment Services within the Adult and Social Care Requirement.

Scope: This Service is commissioned pursuant to: • Section 31-33 of the Care Act 2014 • The Care and Support (Direct Payments) Regulations 2014 • Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (where applicable) • Children and Families Act 2014 (where applicable for children and young people) Direct Payments are provided to enable the Individual to arrange their own care and support.

Where Personal Assistants are employed, the Individual or their Authorised Person is the legal employer.

Successful suppliers will be made available for selection by the Council's Service users, who will contact and contract with those successful suppliers through this Framework

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Southend-on-Sea City Council is seeking bidders

Southend-on-Sea City Council is seeking bidders to be awarded a place on a Framework to provide Direct Payment Services within the Adult and Social Care Requirement.

02

The Care and Support (Direct Payments) Regulations

The Care and Support (Direct Payments) Regulations 2014.

03

Direct Payments are provided to enable

Direct Payments are provided to enable the Individual to arrange their own care and support.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e122
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
073844-2025
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