Notice Information
Notice Title
Health and Disability Assessment Services (HDAS) Reference number: UI_DWP_101014
Notice Description
The Department of Work and Pensions shall enter into a Contract Variation of the Health and Disability Assessment Services (HDAS) Contract with the incumbent supplier following a period of 10 days from the date of publication of this notice. The Contract Variation provides for an extension of six (6) months from 02 March 2024 - 06 September 2024 of the services delivered by the HDAS contract. This is necessary due to delays in the completion of the Functional Assessment Services (FAS) contracts.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The objective and independent assessment of the impact of health conditions and disabilities on claimants is central to the process of determining entitlement to Employment Support Allowance (ESA). The provider will carry out this assessment and provide information and advice to support the Authority's decision-making processes. -- The key elements of the service will include: -- The consideration of a claimant's health conditions or disabilities and the impact on their daily life and mobility, -- Assessing individuals against criteria prescribed by the Authority, -- The delivery of Consultations to support the above, -- The gathering and consideration of evidence to support the above including, where necessary, paying appropriate fees for evidence, -- The completion of reports, including advice, to the Authority, -- The referral of assessment reports and any associated evidence to the Authority, -- Interpretation and advice to the authority on technical evidence, -- Follow up liaison with the Authority in relation to assessments, including the provision of relevant health professional expertise as required, -- The administration and management of the service, including scheduling of Consultations, ensuring that they are completed within timescales set down by the Authority, -- The recruitment, training, and ongoing support of Health Care Professionals, including liaison with relevant professional bodies, -- The development of guidance and training in conjunction with the Authority, -- The provision of an enquiry service for individuals being assessed, -- The provision of a quality control regime, including a complaints function, -- The provision of management information as defined by the Authority, -- Initiatives and liaison with relevant organisations to support the provision of evidence, -- Liaison and collaborative working with local and national partners, including disability organisations, health professional bodies and the devolved administrations, -- Support for Test and Learn Activity.
Procurement Information
On 7 February 2023, DWP published Modification Notice 2023/S 000-003704 extending the HDAS contract term by an additional 7 months until 1 March 2024 due to an ongoing Functional Assessment Services (FAS) procurement process. DWP informed bidders of the outcome of the FAS procurement on 15 March 2023 and planned to sign contracts shortly thereafter to provide an 11-month implementation period before the commencement of operational services in March 2024. During the standstill period, DWP was served with a legal claim, which meant that the FAS contracts could not be signed as planned. The claim has since been resolved and the FAS contracts have been signed. The delay incurred owing to the legal claim reduced the time available for the FAS implementation period, which is crucial to enable a safe transition to the new service and delivery of the new IT that will support it. DWP considers that a further extension to the HDAS contract of 6 months to 6 September 2024 is necessary to account for this delay, in order to preserve the 11-month implementation period ensuring an efficient and smooth handover between the HDAS provider and the new FAS providers. Without a further extension to the HDAS contract, there would be a service provision gap, adversely impacting Employment and Support Allowance ("ESA") and Universal Credit ("UC") customers, as well as other minor benefits, resulting in a failure of DWP to meet its statutory obligations. This could result in a delay to the provision of assessments for the critical statutory welfare benefit which HDAS services encompass . As the recipients of the welfare benefits the HDAS services encompass constitute a vulnerable section of society, DWP is of the view such an extension is necessary to ensure they are not disadvantaged
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0437ff
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004092-2024
- 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
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £84,535,595 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Feb 20242 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 29 Oct 201411 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SHEFFIELD
- Postcode
- S1 2FD
- Postcode Area
- Sheffield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE3 South Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE32 Sheffield
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Sheffield
- Electoral Ward
- City
- Westminster Constituency
- Sheffield Central
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.