Contract awardedDirect payments payroll

Urgent Award for Personal Health Budget Direct Payment Support Service

The service involves processing invoices and making payments on behalf of individuals according to their support plans. This is an urgent, short-term contract to provide continuity for 19 patients following the insolvency of the previous provider, ensuring their care packages remain supported without interruption.

Awarded value
£18k
As published
Published
11 December 2025
Contract length
12 months
Ends 12 November 2026

What the contract covers

Managed service contract

Provision of payroll and managed account services for individuals receiving personal health budgets to ensure continuity of care payments.

  • Provide a Payroll and Managed Accounts Service to referred individuals and their representatives/carers covering all aspects of receiving and managing a Personal Health Budget
  • Process invoices and make payments on behalf of an individual according to the individual’s support plan

Terms and requirements

Contract type
Managed service contract
Initial term
12 months
Contract dates
13 November 2025 to 12 November 2026
Certifications asked for
None stated
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Not stated
Category
Services
CPV codes
85000000

Services in this contract

Lifecycle

  1. Published
  2. Contract awardedto Purple Direct Payment Support Service Trading name of Purple Zest Limited
  3. Contract starts
  4. Contract ends
The buyer

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board

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Purple Direct Payment Support Service Trading name of Purple Zest Limited

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Cite this contract

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/2837673/urgent-award-for-personal-health-budget-direct-payment-support-service
Buyer reference
ACE-0853-2025-MSE
Last checked
5 November 2026

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board. Urgent Award for Personal Health Budget Direct Payment Support Service. Contract award, 11 December 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/2837673/urgent-award-for-personal-health-budget-direct-payment-support-service (accessed 5 November 2026).