--- title: "Adult Social Care Workforce Development, Learning and Development Offer" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-1f70ce3a-e3f1-4447-aad5-2caf640389a2" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1f70ce3a-e3f1-4447-aad5-2caf640389a2" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1f70ce3a-e3f1-4447-aad5-2caf640389a2.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1f70ce3a-e3f1-4447-aad5-2caf640389a2.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (DHSC)" published: "2022-02-22" --- # Adult Social Care Workforce Development, Learning and Development Offer Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (DHSC) Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1f70ce3a-e3f1-4447-aad5-2caf640389a2 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1f70ce3a-e3f1-4447-aad5-2caf640389a2) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1f70ce3a-e3f1-4447-aad5-2caf640389a2.json) ## Summary The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is currently in the planning stage for the "Adult Social Care Workforce Development, Learning and Development Offer" procurement process, aimed at enhancing training and support for the adult social care workforce in the United Kingdom. This initiative, announced in the "Build Back Better" plan, encompasses a significant investment of £500 million over three years, with a maximum contract value of £150 million. Interested suppliers are invited to participate in a market engagement webinar scheduled for 7 March 2022, where details of the procurement and its strategic aims will be discussed. Suppliers must register their interest by 2 PM on 4 March 2022 to participate. This tender presents substantial business opportunities, particularly for training and education providers specialising in health, social care, and vocational training services. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary sector organisations are particularly well-suited to compete, as the procurement aims to maximise market engagement and gather insights on delivering effective training solutions. Businesses involved in the health training, special education, and higher education sectors should consider this procurement as a pathway to contribute to workforce development while potentially expanding their service offerings in collaboration with the DHSC. ## Notice As announced in Build Back Better: Our Plan for Health and Social Care and the white paper: People at the Heart of Care, there will be a PS500m investment in the adult social care workforce over the next three years. A significant part of this investment will be in knowledge, skills and occupational support, and will build the framework for a career in social care for the long-term. Through this investment, the Department intends to improve opportunities for social care workers to undertake structured learning and development and training to ensure the workforce has the right skills and knowledge to provide high quality care and to support professional development and progression. The authority is expecting to run competitions for the delivery of the knowledge and skills investment and this notice includes details two elements of the reform package. The Authority are looking to contract a supplier or multiple suppliers to deliver a Learning and Development Offer for the Adult Social Care Sector. The contract length is yet to be decided but at a maximum would be 3 years with an approximate value of up to PS150m. The Authority will be holding a market engagement event via webinar. This event will take place on the 7 March 2022 starting at 3:00pm to 4:30pm. The purpose of this event is to give the market a broad indication of the opportunities which the Authority intends to offer and to receive feedback from the market as to the Authority's proposed strategy to procure these services. During the engagement event, we would like to understand your views and get feedback on: * the outcomes the Authority wants to achieve through the Learning and Development offer, and how these can most effectively be delivered * the market landscape, and whether you would be interested in more than one of the above requirements. * current market capacity to deliver training at the volumes Government requires. * how to structure the tender so that it maximises market interest. How to register: Service providers interested in attending the engagement event should respond through the eSourcing tool (Atamis) by 2pm on 4 March 2022. To obtain further information and register your interest to attend please follow these steps: 1. Log in or Register through the supplier portal at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome 2. Locate the opportunity using 'My Proposals and Quotes' or in 'Find Opportunities' 'DHSC: ASC: Adult Social Care Workforce Development, Market Engagement' Ref C70619 3. Click Register Interest. When expressing an interest, service providers should provide: (i) the contact details of the supplier's representative; (ii) (ii) a single paragraph summary of the organisations experience including whether they are a Small to Medium sized Enterprise or Voluntary Sector Organisations. The MS Teams link will be issued via Atamis to the contact details given in point 3i above. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9de55308-efaf-4dee-86cc-41d7f60ce08b | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Feb 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 4 Mar 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £150,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (DHSC) | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1H 0EU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 80300000 - Higher education services - 80340000 - Special education services - 80561000 - Health training services ## Release History - 22 Feb 2022 at 16:07 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9de55308-efaf-4dee-86cc-41d7f60ce08b ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9de55308-efaf-4dee-86cc-41d7f60ce08b 22nd February 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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