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Direct Payment Support Service- Market Engagement RFI

Herefordshire Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Market Engagement -RFI regarding Direct Payment Support Service (DPSS). Herefordshire Council is issuing this RFI as part of a preliminary market engagement exercise in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 (the "Act"). This RFI is for information seeking purposes and it does not form part of a procurement process and does not constitute a call for competition to procure any goods, works or services or to award any contract and the Council is not bound by any proposal offered. The Council is seeking information from the marketplace for the purposes of: • identifying suppliers that may be able to supply the Direct Payment Support Service (DPSS) • understanding some of the potential challenges posed by our requirements • developing the requirements and approach to any potential procurement; • reviewing the current service to ensure that any future Direct Payment Support Service continues to respond to the changing needs and demographics of the county. Information provided will assist the Council in assessing the market's capacity and developing/ finalising the requirements of any proposed solution, and potential approach to market.

Classification

  • CPV85300000 — Social work and related 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
DN821627
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 May 2027, 00:00
Ends
30 Apr 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Apr 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85300000
Description
Social work and related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG11
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Engagement process description: Herefordshire Council has published this RFI on the 'Supplying the Southwest Portal' Interested parties are invited to review the RFI documentation by registering on the portal (ProContract) and expressing an interest in the opportunity. Closing date for responses - 04/08/2026, 12:00 noon Please note that responses to this RFI should be submitted via the Procontract e-tendering portal at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk by the closing date and time as indicated above. To register with ProContract on the Supplying the Southwest Portal, click on the link below or copy and paste the link into your browser's address bar: https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Due
4 Aug 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
066040-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
14 Jul 2026, 11:09
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Herefordshire Council
Id
GB-PPON-PDTG-2978-LHCN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDTG-2978-LHCN

Address

Street Address
Herefordshire Council, Plough Lane
Locality
Hereford
Postal Code
HR4 0LE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG11

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Hereford · UKG11 · HR4 0LE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG11 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 066040-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·