--- title: "DHSC: Adult Social Care Digital Expertise" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2c3b29b3-cf04-4020-bb80-2bcf1ed3c441" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2c3b29b3-cf04-4020-bb80-2bcf1ed3c441" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2c3b29b3-cf04-4020-bb80-2bcf1ed3c441.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2c3b29b3-cf04-4020-bb80-2bcf1ed3c441.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE" published: "2024-09-13" --- # DHSC: Adult Social Care Digital Expertise Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2c3b29b3-cf04-4020-bb80-2bcf1ed3c441 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2c3b29b3-cf04-4020-bb80-2bcf1ed3c441) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2c3b29b3-cf04-4020-bb80-2bcf1ed3c441.json) ## Summary The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has awarded a contract to Skills for Care Ltd for the project titled "DHSC: Adult Social Care Digital Expertise." This contract falls under the industry category of administrative services of agencies (CPV code: 75120000) and covers digital skills projects aimed at improving the Adult Social Care (ASC) workforce's digital capabilities. The contract is valued at £474,666 and follows an open procurement method under the Light Touch Regime. The procurement process has reached the award stage, with the contract period running from 8th July 2024 to 31st March 2025. The project will include five key initiatives, each aimed at different aspects of the ASC workforce's digital transition, including a Digital Skills Self-Assessment tool, What Good Looks Like Self-Assessment tool, and direct support for awarding organisations and training providers, among others. The main delivery location is in the United Kingdom, specifically the DHSC's address at 39 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0EU. This tender offers a multitude of opportunities for businesses specialising in digital transformation, e-learning, and health and social care services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with experience in leading digitisation projects and possessing robust stakeholder networks within the ASC sector stand to gain substantially. By taking part in these comprehensive digital skills projects, businesses can enhance their reputation and expand their reach in the public sector. The initiatives, particularly those requiring extensive user engagement and co-development with the DHSC digital team, provide an excellent platform for service providers to showcase their expertise in digital skills training and workforce development, thereby aiding in the broader digital improvement journey of the health and social care sector. ## Notice Digital skills projects The organisation 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. Additional information: This procurement followed the Open procedure route with Light touch regime (LTR) under The Public Contract Regulation 2015 - regulation 74 to 77. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a540fd7f-c16b-46a1-bcd7-b89f7d59664a | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Sep 2024 | | Submission deadline | 7 Jul 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 4 Jul 2024 | | Contract period | 7 Jul 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £474,517 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £949,183 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE | | 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 | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | SKILLS FOR CARE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 75120000 - Administrative services of agencies ## Release History - 13 Sep 2024 at 08:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a540fd7f-c16b-46a1-bcd7-b89f7d59664a - 9 Jul 2024 at 15:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6c267e86-12d6-4a5e-a5fa-26446968ca5e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a540fd7f-c16b-46a1-bcd7-b89f7d59664a 13th September 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6c267e86-12d6-4a5e-a5fa-26446968ca5e 9th July 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d154a651-8cc5-402f-b0af-9e2dc4022a5e DHSC - ASC - Digital Skills Support - C283284 - Final Contract - 20240705 (1)_Redacted - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/51d5a756-f4be-475c-922c-5b3f813bed87 DHSC - ASC - Digital Skills Support - C283284 - Final Contract - 20240705 (1)_Redacted ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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