diff --git a/app/controllers/schemes_controller.rb b/app/controllers/schemes_controller.rb
index b86676fc6..8eb46653b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/schemes_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/schemes_controller.rb
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ class SchemesController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def create
-    @scheme = Scheme.new(scheme_params)
+    @scheme = Scheme.new(scheme_params.except(:support_services_provider_before_type_cast))
 
-    validation_errors scheme_params
+    validation_errors scheme_params.except(:support_services_provider_before_type_cast)
 
     if @scheme.errors.empty? && @scheme.save
       if scheme_params[:support_services_provider].zero?
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ class SchemesController < ApplicationController
     check_answers = params[:scheme][:check_answers]
     page = params[:scheme][:page]
 
-    validation_errors scheme_params
+    validation_errors scheme_params.except(:support_services_provider_before_type_cast)
 
-    if @scheme.errors.empty? && @scheme.update(scheme_params)
+    if @scheme.errors.empty? && @scheme.update(scheme_params.except(:support_services_provider_before_type_cast))
       if check_answers
         if confirm_secondary_page? page
           redirect_to scheme_secondary_client_group_path(@scheme, check_answers: "true")
@@ -162,18 +162,24 @@ private
                                                      :secondary_client_group,
                                                      :support_type,
                                                      :support_services_provider,
+                                                     :support_services_provider_before_type_cast,
                                                      :intended_stay)
 
-    same_org_providing_support = required_params[:support_services_provider] == "0"
+    same_org_providing_support = required_params[:support_services_provider_before_type_cast] == "0"
 
     full_params = same_org_providing_support && required_params[:owning_organisation_id].present? ? required_params.merge(managing_organisation_id: required_params[:owning_organisation_id]) : required_params
 
     full_params[:sensitive] = full_params[:sensitive].to_i if full_params[:sensitive]
-    full_params[:support_services_provider] = full_params[:support_services_provider].to_i if full_params[:support_services_provider]
+
+    if full_params[:support_services_provider_before_type_cast]
+      translated_params = full_params.merge(support_services_provider: full_params[:support_services_provider_before_type_cast].to_i)
+    else
+      translated_params = full_params
+    end
     if current_user.data_coordinator?
-      full_params[:owning_organisation_id] = current_user.organisation_id
+      translated_params[:owning_organisation_id] = current_user.organisation_id
     end
-    full_params
+    translated_params
   end
 
   def search_term
diff --git a/app/views/schemes/new.html.erb b/app/views/schemes/new.html.erb
index c0a4f47cb..e1cbf492e 100644
--- a/app/views/schemes/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/schemes/new.html.erb
@@ -69,15 +69,16 @@
           <% OpenStruct.new(id: value, name: key.to_s.humanize)  %>
       <% end %>
 
-      <%= f.govuk_collection_radio_buttons :support_services_provider,
+      <%= f.govuk_collection_radio_buttons :support_services_provider_before_type_cast,
                                            support_services_provider_selection,
                                            :id,
-                                           ->(option) do 
+                                           ->(option) do
                                               if option.id.zero? && !current_user.support?
                                                 "Your organisation"
-                                              else 
+                                              else
                                                 option.name
                                               end
+                                           end,
                                            legend: { text: "Who provides the support services used by this scheme?", size: "m" } %>
 
       <%= f.govuk_submit "Save and continue" %>