--- title: "Individual Service funds - Market Testing and Focus Groups" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-41507f43-cc91-47ea-acc8-fa2a684b2ad5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-41507f43-cc91-47ea-acc8-fa2a684b2ad5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-41507f43-cc91-47ea-acc8-fa2a684b2ad5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-41507f43-cc91-47ea-acc8-fa2a684b2ad5.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CAPITALESOURCING" published: "2017-11-06" --- # Individual Service funds - Market Testing and Focus Groups Buyer: CAPITALESOURCING Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-41507f43-cc91-47ea-acc8-fa2a684b2ad5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-41507f43-cc91-47ea-acc8-fa2a684b2ad5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-41507f43-cc91-47ea-acc8-fa2a684b2ad5.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Individual Service funds - Market Testing and Focus Groups." The procurement is categorised under Social Work Services and is set to potentially involve the management of personal budgets for people with care needs. An important deadline is the engagement end date, which is scheduled for 23rd February 2018. Interested providers are encouraged to engage by responding to a questionnaire before 27th November 2017. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses interested in providing social care services, particularly those that can manage Individual Service Funds (ISFs). Companies able to demonstrate their capability in enabling individuals to manage personal budgets effectively, without direct financial responsibilities, will be particularly well-suited to compete. This is an ideal opportunity for service providers focused on innovative social care solutions to expand their reach and influence within the sector. ## Notice Open letter to Adult Social Care Providers Dear Providers The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham want to ensure that people with care and support needs have a genuine choice about how they use and manage their personal budgets. Individual Service Funds (ISFs), whereby a provider holds and manages a personal budget on an individual's behalf, are one of the three main ways a person may choose to deploy their personal budget. This gives a person choice about how their needs are met and how their personal budget is utilised to achieve their outcomes, but without the responsibility of managing the money (as in a direct payment). We want to understand if providers are already able to offer ISFs, or what would help more providers to do this. Please reply to this letter by filling in the questionnaire which accompanies this letter and sending to David.Goulding@lbhf.gov.uk by 27th November. Some additional information for providers on Individual Service Funds is in the questionnaire Yours faithfully Commercial Team Adult Social Care Shared Services ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/004ed214-6f21-4d6b-bf66-77f01d1e3636 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Nov 2017 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Feb 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | CAPITALESOURCING | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | West London | | Postcode | W6 9JU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham | | Local authority | Hammersmith and Fulham | | Electoral ward | Hammersmith Broadway | | Westminster constituency | Hammersmith and Chiswick | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85310000 - Social work services ## Release History - 6 Nov 2017 at 10:23 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/004ed214-6f21-4d6b-bf66-77f01d1e3636 - 6 Nov 2017 at 10:21 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/004ed214-6f21-4d6b-bf66-77f01d1e3636 - 6 Nov 2017 at 10:20 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/004ed214-6f21-4d6b-bf66-77f01d1e3636 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/004ed214-6f21-4d6b-bf66-77f01d1e3636 6th November 2017 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/aa9d24b7-1c95-49e6-8369-74ed2101e800 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b235610f-3a86-45e5-8026-d5291a40c6ee n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d5780b62-cf02-44e8-90f6-8f9f53e594f5 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3da16998-bf8d-4ca6-84c6-d0f0db6e38fc n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1e012026-97de-4258-b1b7-c25360fa8e8b n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c34a0452-f7d3-4941-9e04-56c8ed0955dd n/a ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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