# Direct Payment Support Services Framework

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Nottinghamshire County Council](/buyers/nottinghamshire-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Purple Zest Limited
- Award value: £30,000,000
- Tender value: £30,000,000
- Award date: 1 February 2021
- Published: 18 March 2021
- Contract start: 15 March 2021
- Contract end: 14 March 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 7ac88cbc-5be1-4211-91e2-ebe3a19e0a23-421294
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0f0051b8-8416-4024-b6e7-72c09125e1d4

## Description

Nottinghamshire County Council on behalf of the Commissioners: • Nottinghamshire County Council • Nottingham City Council • NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group \(CCG\) • NHS Bassetlaw Clinical Commissioning Group \(CCG\) is seeking to establish a Framework of up to 5 organisations able to provide Direct Payment Support Services in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire\. The aim is to create a robust local marketplace of cost effective, consistent and high-quality services with consistent pricing and terms and conditions for all parties calling off from the Framework Agreement\. Providers on the Framework must be able to deliver three service elements: 1\. Employment Support 2\. Payroll 3\. Managed Accounts There will be no guaranteed volume of work; support elements will be commissioned as and when they are needed\. People may require one or more of the support elements\. Prices for service elements will be fixed by the Commissioners and will apply to whichever Commissioner has called off a contract under the Framework\.

## Related contract awards

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- [Gartner Research Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-4aed33ff-170a-4860-86b4-ce819c1a94d6): Nottinghamshire County Council
- [Direct Payments and Employers Liability Insurance Support Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e247f4f5-7ac5-4ff3-b4c5-d0e5b0bbb491): SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
- [Direct Payments Support Service](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-fe0f2031-3e16-4994-8425-720a0a7633b3): City of Doncaster Council
- [Direct Payments Advice and Support Service - AWARD](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e274f60a-0954-4688-ad76-0da113e64bc6): Thurrock Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7ac88cbc-5be1-4211-91e2-ebe3a19e0a23-421294)