City Finances Support Service

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    "name": "The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London"
  },
  "date": "2025-10-17T14:23:03+01:00",
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        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "locality": "City of London",
        "postalCode": "EC2P 2EJ",
        "region": "UKI43",
        "streetAddress": "PO Box 270"
      },
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        "email": "CityProc.Operations@cityoflondon.gov.uk",
        "telephone": "020 7606 3030"
      },
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    "description": "The City invites Quotations for the provision of the City Finances Support Service (CFSS).\nThe City Finances Support Service is comprised of the core elements of a Direct Payments (Self-Managed Account with PA Recruitment/Management and Payroll Support and a Managed Account for Agency/Provider and Managed Bank Account) support service and in addition, a Pre-Paid Cards Service.\nThe Pre-Paid Card Service will be delivered and contract managed alongside the suite of Direct Payments Support services listed above.  Service users accessing and using the pre-paid cards service may not necessarily be utilising direct payments to facilitate and support their care needs. The service users of the CFSS will be Adults, the Parents/Guardians of children in receipt of direct payments or utilising a pre-paid card.\nThe Corporation welcomes the services listed above to be delivered by providers in full or via a partnership, third party or sub-contractual arrangement.  The lead provider will be responsible for the effectively contract manage any sub-contract arrangements as required and will need to set out this arrangement as part of their quotation response.",
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