Award

Access to Work Holistic Assessment

DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

13 Jun 2023 at 13:47

TenderAmendment

02 Dec 2022 at 12:32

Tender

02 Dec 2022 at 12:19

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Work and Pensions has awarded contracts for Access to Work Holistic Assessment services to Reed In Partnership Limited and Maximus UK Services Limited. The procurement stage was an Open Procedure (below threshold), and the contract period will last from 5th June 2023 to 4th April 2027. The total value of the program across both contracts is £18,074,603 exc. VAT (£21,689,524 inc. VAT). The tender period ended on 9th January 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the Health and Social Work Services industry category. SMEs and VCSEs are suitable for competing in this procurement. The Department for Work and Pensions specifically restricted this opportunity to suppliers registered on the National Lot of the Commercial Agreement for Employment and Health Related Services. The procurement method was selective, involving a call-off from a framework agreement, with tenders required to be submitted by 9th January 2023 at 10am in English.

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Notice Title

Access to Work Holistic Assessment

Notice Description

The Department for Work and Pensions wishes to establish two (2) contracts, each with a different supplier, to deliver Access to Work (AtW): Holistic Assessments under the Access to Work Programme on a national basis (excluding Northern Ireland). In respect of each contract, Services are to be delivered throughout England, Wales and Scotland. A contract will be awarded for an initial referral period of four (4) years (plus an initial implementation period of up to 10 weeks), with the option to extend by up to an additional two (2) years. The anticipated value for the Programme for the initial four years + additional two years will be PS18,074,603 exc. VAT (PS21,689,524 inc. VAT) across both AtW: HA Contracts. The requirement was procured through a "Mini-Competition" through the National Lot on the DWP's Commercial Agreement for the provision of Employment and Health Related Services ("CAEHRS"). CAEHRS is a framework-style agreement for services listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. This opportunity was restricted to suppliers who are registered on the National Lot of CAEHRS. No supplier may be awarded more than one contract. Conditions applying to the performance of the contracts and the criteria for the award of the contracts were set out in the procurement documents, along with other relevant information.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-50c2cb08-0d6f-47f9-aca5-e3e2677d218a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0e670307-f15f-4b18-9bd8-49665dd07457
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£18,074,603 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£18,074,603 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Jun 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
9 Jan 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 May 20232 years ago
Contract Period
4 Jun 2023 - 4 Apr 2027 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
commercialdirectorate.employmentcategory@dwp.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 9NA
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

MAXIMUS UK SERVICES

REED IN PARTNERSHIP

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