Direct Payments Support Services
Buyer: Cardiff Council
- Published
- 18 December 2025
- Estimated value
- £3,599,998
- Place of performance
- UK
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 084151-2025
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f88f
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 85000000Health and social work services
Description
Direct Payments are a way for a service user with an assessed care and support need, both Adults and Children, to arrange their own care and support, rather than receiving care and support from the Council’s commissioned care providers. Direct Payments can be used to purchase care and support services to meet the care and support needs of the person or their carer. Typically (other uses are permitted), Direct Payments are used for: • Personal Assistants (PA) • Care and support from a care agency or Micro Enterprise The use of a PA, however, does involve additional complexity and responsibility for the service user. The service user must become the employer of the PA with all the responsibilities that entails such as identifying and interviewing the PA, issuing payslips, ensuring tax and national insurance is paid, providing a pension, ensuring appropriate insurance is in place and providing annual leave. The Direct Payment Support Service for individuals who wish to take up direct payments is provided on behalf of the Council by a contracted service provider. The Direct Payments support service model consists of : • Core Support The Core Support function is offered to all C…
Official publications
- FTS · 084151-2025 · 18 December 2025
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