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Direct Payments Advice and Guidance Service

Somerset Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 10:28.

Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-05aa4a
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2031, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK23
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
063184-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
8 Oct 2025, 10:59

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
24 Oct 2025, 23:59
Description
Please respond to the following taking into account the information provided above: - Would you be interested in bidding for a potential tender for this Service in Somerset? Yes/ No Please set out the estimated cost per annum for each of the following service areas: Advice and guidance Payroll Service Holding Accounts DP Plus Personal Health Budgets Please also set out any additional information on Service Delivery for each service area that you feel would be useful in supporting your estimated costs.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPGC-1434-MQPJ
Name
Somerset Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK23
Country
GB
Locality
Taunton
Postal Code
TA1 4DY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall, The Crescent

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PPGC-1434-MQPJ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Steve Barker

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Taunton · UKK23 · TA1 4DY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK23 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05aa4a-2025-10-08T10:59:26+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·