Tender

DHSC Adult Social care (ASC) -Digital Skills Support

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

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Tender

21 May 2024 at 13:17

Summary of the contracting process

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is seeking a partner organisation for the DHSC Adult Social Care (ASC) - Digital Skills Support project. The procurement involves delivering projects to enhance the digital skills of the ASC workforce through various initiatives. The tender, with a value of 474,666 GBP, follows the Open procedure route within a contract period of 270 days. The submission deadline is set for June 6, 2024, with electronic and written submission methods accepted.

This opportunity is ideal for organisations experienced in ASC workforce digitisation and stakeholder engagement. Businesses specialising in digital skills training, care provider support, and workforce development are well-suited to bid for this contract. The procurement aims to support the implementation of digital tools and qualifications within the ASC sector as part of a broader digital workforce plan. Interested parties should focus on aligning their proposals with the DHSC's objectives outlined in the procurement documentation.

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Notice Title

DHSC Adult Social care (ASC) -Digital Skills Support

Notice Description

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is seeking to secure a partner organisation to deliver projects to support the digital skills development of the adult social care (ASC) workforce to ensure that the workforce has the confidence and skills to embrace technology and adopt digital ways of working.<br/>The organisation(S) will be responsible for leading on discrete projects to support the ASC workforce to adopt digital ways of working. These projects will support the delivery of a 'Comprehensive Digital Learning offer', as committed to in the ASC reform White Paper, People at the Heart of Care.<br/>This procurement follows the Open procedure route with Light touch regime (LTR) under The Public Contract Regulation 2015 - regulation 74 to 77.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Digital skills projects
The organisation(s) will be responsible for leading on discrete projects to support the ASC workforce to adopt digital ways of working. These projects will support the delivery of a 'comprehensive digital learning offer', as committed to in the ASC reform white paper, People at the Heart of Care. The organisation will be required to demonstrate experience in leading projects on ASC workforce digitisation and existing stakeholder networks with the ASC workforce to enable co-production with the sector where relevant:

* Project 1 - Digital Skills Self-Assessment tool: the objective of this project is to support the ASC workforce to self-assess their current level of digital skills against the Digital Skills Framework. This will support employers and people working in social care to identify their skills gaps and target digital training to meet their needs. This work will support our commitment in A plan for digital health and social care "implement a self-assessment tool to sit alongside [the digital skills framework]." The supplier will be required to lead extensive user engagement with a full range of the ASC workforce to design the content for the tool and work in partnership with our digital team to ensure that an accessible tool is available on the Digitising Social Care website.
* Project 2 - What Good Looks Like Self-Assessment tool: the objective of this project is to develop a tool to support care providers to implement the What Good Looks Like guidance for social care. The tool should allow care provider organisations to benchmark and baseline themselves; understand their achievements and their gaps of focus; develop their vision; and make a case for change to enable them to move forward in their digital improvement journey. The supplier will use their existing care provider networks to develop and user test the tool, and will provide hands-on support to 3 care provider organisations in implementation.
* Project 3 - Awarding Organisation and Training Provider direct support: the objective of this project is to support AO and TP organisations to develop the confidence and capability to deliver digital skills training and qualifications in ASC, including supporting delivery of the level 5 digital leadership qualification.
* Project 4 - Digitising Social Care communications and engagement support: the supplier will support with the implementation of the programme's internal communications strategy through running webinar events and blog posts to support the ASC sector in their digital journey.
* Project 5 - Support implementation of the National Digital Workforce Plan: the National Digital Workforce Plan aims to develop the Digital, Data, and Technology (DDaT) and Informatics workforce in health and social care. ASC expertise will be required to ensure that its implementation is inclusive of the ASC workforce.
This procurement follows the Open procedure route with Light touch regime (LTR) under The Public Contract Regulation 2015 - regulation 74 to 77.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04694d
Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016030-2024
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services


CPV Codes

75120000 - Administrative services of agencies

75121000 - Administrative educational services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£474,666 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£474,666 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 May 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
6 Jun 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
Contact Name
Clare Cosgrove
Contact Email
clare.cosgrove@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
TLI3 Inner London - West

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

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