Award

MaPS Independent Quality Assessment Service - Award Notice

MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

26 Apr 2023 at 11:52

Tender

25 Nov 2022 at 15:45

Planning

22 Jul 2022 at 15:57

Summary of the contracting process

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) recently awarded a contract for an Independent Quality Assessment Service to Recognising Excellence. This service aims to monitor and maintain the quality of MaPS' guidance and advice delivery against set standards. The total contract value is £3,983,000 (excluding VAT). The contract was signed on 12th April 2023.

This contract presents an opportunity for businesses involved in research, development services, and related consultancy services to compete. The service requires expertise in quality assessment across various delivery channels like face-to-face, telephone, written communications, and digital provisions. Suppliers interested in future similar opportunities should monitor MaPS' procurement updates for potential participation.

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Notice Title

MaPS Independent Quality Assessment Service - Award Notice

Notice Description

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) carried out a tender for a supplier to deliver an independent quality assessment service to enable MaPS to manage, monitor and maintain oversight over the quality of its internal and outsourced guidance and advice delivery services against a set of 11 MaPS Standards (and 72 sub standards) https://www.moneyandpensionsservice.org.uk/money-and-pensions-service-standards/

Lot Information

Lot 1

The supplier will complete assessments across a wide range of MaPS services including regulated debt advice, pensions guidance, Pension Wise and money guidance. The supplier will be responsible for the delivery of an independent quality assessment service across all delivery channels that MaPS either delivers internally or funds through external delivery partners, to ensure that all service lines are meeting (as a minimum) the requirements of the FCA approved MaPS Standards. The delivery of the service will be supported by a MaPS created quality assessment tool but will be facilitated longer term by a technical solution sourced through a separate procurement exercise. The current solution will be maintained and managed by MaPS but utilisation of the current and future tool will be a requirement of delivery. The channels can include but are not limited to; face to face provision, telephone, written communications including the use of web chat and digital provisions. The service will need to be designed to provide assurance that the quality frameworks being used by both internal delivery teams and external delivery partners are effective, robust and in line with contract expectations. The service will need to utilise the skills and experience of subject matter experts to undertake quality assessments. MaPS will expect the service to monitor and assess customer facing quality assurance as well as organisational controls following these principles: * Having a customer centric focus * Systematic approach to management * Utilisation of technology and reporting tools to enable live in month reporting * Ability to assess against a set of quality criteria incorporating process and technical components across varying channels and including reviewing face to face case records, transcripts, written communications, digital interactions and audio records * Ensures that the quality assurance activity is proportionate and relevant - ensuring that the sample size, frequency and remedial action is aligned to a risk-based approach to monitoring * Timely and includes in month live reporting by service line, channel and theme * Enables root-cause analysis and continuous improvement * Provides oversight of policies, processes and training material where required in order to identify opportunities for continuous improvement * Consistent across all service lines and delivery mechanisms. Additional information: Total Whole life contract value PS3,983,000 (excluding VAT) Total Whole life contract value PS4,779,600 (including VAT)

Options: 2 years (at annual intervals)

Renewal: 3 +1+1

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-035505
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011977-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services


CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£3,983,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Apr 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
4 Jan 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
29 Sep 2022Expired
Award Date
11 Apr 20232 years ago
Contract Period
15 Mar 2023 - 14 Mar 2026 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE
Contact Name
Carol Hilaire
Contact Email
carol.hilaire@maps.org.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2081324012

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC1N 2TD
Post Town
Central London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI36 Camden
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Camden
Electoral Ward
Holborn & Covent Garden
Westminster Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

RECOGNISING EXCELLENCE

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