# ASC0223 - Direct Payments Support Service

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by Leicester City Council.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Leicester City Council](/buyers/leicester-city-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Purple Conversation Community Interest Company
- Award value: £2,400,000
- Tender value: £2,400,000
- Award date: 21 November 2017
- Published: 8 December 2017
- Contract start: 1 April 2018
- Contract end: 31 March 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 018c8ceb-173c-448a-81f1-4748c1562cda-186173
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d0a514b8-b73a-4ae1-a163-15692e4f5f9b

## Description

Leicester City Council \(the Authority\) undertook a procurement process for the provision of Direct PaymentsSupport Service\. The Authority established Framework Agreements, with up to 2 organisations for the provision of Direct Payments Support Services\. Each organisation that has been awarded the Framework Agreement shall provide all of the following Services in respect of the Direct Payments Support Service: Initial Support and Set Up; Recruitment and Selection Support; Payroll Services and Employment Advice; Managed Accounts\. This will be for service users assessed as being eligible for Adult Social Care and Children's services that choose to take all or part of their Personal Budget as a Direct Payment\. Additional information: Note this is a Contract Award Notice\. Contracts for this service are now awarded\.

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- [37272 - KING RICHARDS NURSERY AND SCHOOL](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-fbe99272-acb8-4aa5-b378-f260a6c9ec23): Leicester City Council
- [ID: 37280 - MILLER HOUSE SCHOOL](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e95bcb0b-ee04-47f3-ba23-bd1bf3a40dd8): Leicester City Council
- [ID: 37278 - KEYHAM LODGE SCHOOL](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-a429c99f-fd14-48c0-8fa7-9faf5307c1a4): Leicester City Council
- [Personal Healthcare Budgets and Financial Management, Payroll and Processing for Mid Essex CCG](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ebbf6689-63c1-43ba-925f-9f48d536278c): Attain

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/018c8ceb-173c-448a-81f1-4748c1562cda-186173)