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DHSC: ASC: Adult Social Care Support & Improvement Governance and Infrastructure

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

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30 Jan 2023 at 11:51

Summary of the contracting process

The Department of Health and Social Care awarded a contract for Adult Social Care Support & Improvement Governance and Infrastructure to the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services. The procurement method was a limited award procedure without prior publication. The contract involves services furnished by specialist organisations in the Health industry category. The procurement process has already been completed with a cancelled status, and the contract was awarded on January 30, 2023. The buying organisation is based in London, UK.

This tender provides an opportunity for businesses with experience and skills in providing administrative social services and services furnished by social membership organisations to compete. The contract focuses on enabling local authorities to improve and lead sector-led challenges. Businesses with access to specialist networks and expertise in adult social care can benefit from participating in this procurement process. Potential suppliers should align their offerings with the requirements specified in the tender to maximise their chances of securing similar contracts in the future.

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Notice Title

DHSC: ASC: Adult Social Care Support & Improvement Governance and Infrastructure

Notice Description

* Enabling local authorities to lead their own improvement, by: <br/>o Facilitating sector-led improvement and peer to peer challenge and support <br/>o Supporting LAs to make best use of the national improvement programme; help to target resources to where they are most needed <br/>o Providing expert leadership support to lead members for adult social care and Directors of Adult Social Services (DASSs) - of which there is no equivalent organisation <br/>* Enabling DHSC to understand what's working well and what isn't in the sector and help do something about it, by: <br/>o Facilitating two-way communication between DHSC and LAs <br/>o Advising on live operational challenges to inform national policy and system design, reform implementation and review <br/>o Collaborating with DHSC to target help to where it is most needed.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The White Paper, People At The Heart of Care, sets out that the Adult Social Care sector faces a huge challenge to deliver transformational change, in difficult circumstances. In order to support Local Authorities and their partners to meet this ambition the Supplier shall provide support for the front line:
* Enable local authorities to lead their own improvement, by:
o Facilitating sector-led improvement and peer to peer challenge and support
o Supporting Local Authorities to make best use of the national improvement programme; help to target resources to where they are most needed
o Providing expert leadership support to lead members for adult social care and Directors of Adult Social Services
* Enable the Authority to understand what's working well and what isn't in the sector and help do something about it, by:
o Facilitating two-way communication between central government and Local Authorities
o Advising on live operational challenges to inform national policy and system design, reform implementation and review
o Collaborating with the Authority to target help to where it is most needed.
Support to sector through ADASS networks for 3 months.

This contract requirement has been directly awarded to ADASS (Association of Directors of Adult Social Care)

Procurement Information

Reg 32 Competition absent for technical reasons (specialist access to required networks)

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-039bdb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002762-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

85321000 - Administrative social services

98113000 - Services furnished by specialist organisations

98133000 - Services furnished by social membership organisations

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jan 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jan 20233 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
Contact Name
Lara Dolamore
Contact Email
lara.dolamore@dhsc.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 0EU
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
Not specified

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES

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