---
title: "Strategic Market Support Service and Care Home Trusted Assessors"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-43b0462b-9109-48a5-bcc4-1fc6283a2b1c"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-43b0462b-9109-48a5-bcc4-1fc6283a2b1c"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-43b0462b-9109-48a5-bcc4-1fc6283a2b1c.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-43b0462b-9109-48a5-bcc4-1fc6283a2b1c.json"
source: "Contracts Finder"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2022-08-05"
---

# Strategic Market Support Service and Care Home Trusted Assessors

Buyer: LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-43b0462b-9109-48a5-bcc4-1fc6283a2b1c

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-43b0462b-9109-48a5-bcc4-1fc6283a2b1c)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-43b0462b-9109-48a5-bcc4-1fc6283a2b1c.json)

## Summary

Lincolnshire County Council is currently in the procurement stage of awarding a contract titled "Strategic Market Support Service and Care Home Trusted Assessors". This initiative is classified under social work and related services and aims to develop and support the market for critical adult social care services in Lincolnshire, located in the United Kingdom. The open procurement method was utilised, with the tender period ending on 17th December 2021, and the contract period is set to run from 1st April 2022 until 31st March 2025. The estimated value of the contract is £2,300,000.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in social care, training services, and workforce development. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be well-suited to participate, as the procurement is designed to engage and strengthen local care providers, enhance service delivery, and ensure a skilled workforce in the adult care sector. Companies capable of delivering educational and training services are encouraged to explore this opportunity.

## Notice

Lincolnshire County Council will be undertaking a procurement in line with Regulations 74-76 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR) the light touch regime and pursuant to Reg 76(7) of the PCRs. The Strategic Market Support Service (SMSS) and Care Home Trusted Assessors (CHTA) contracts main aim is to engage with care providers to support and develop the market and to meet the demand for critical adult social care services. The SMSS provides long term stability through the delivery of a workforce strategy and supportive workforce training needs analysis, with the subsequent delivery of education and training courses to develop Lincolnshire care services and their workforce whilst ensuring the offer of support to the provider market is attractive and meaningful. This leads to a longer term plan of sustainability to ensure that all Lincolnshire residents who receive their care from independent and third sector providers in Lincolnshire will have those services delivered by a skilled, competent and caring workforce. The CHTA service aims to reduce the demand (and need) for care home managers (or care home staff) to attend an acute hospital setting to review the suitability of someone ready for discharge. The CHTA team complete discharge assessments in a time responsive manner which supports the urgency of operational capacity and demand in the acute hospital setting and promotes discharges seven days a week.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2a1bdf2f-d2c6-447e-81e5-d851c4ed77a0 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Dec 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2022 - 2 Apr 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,300,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| 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 | LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LINCOLN |
| Post town | Lincoln |
| Postcode | LN1 1YL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF3 Lincolnshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF30 Lincolnshire CC |
| Local authority | Lincoln |
| Electoral ward | Carholme |
| Westminster constituency | Lincoln |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CONTRACT NOT AWARDED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 79632000 - Personnel-training services
- 80490000 - Operation of an educational centre
- 80511000 - Staff training services
- 80520000 - Training facilities
- 80531000 - Industrial and technical training services
- 80532000 - Management training services
- 80560000 - Health and first-aid training services
- 80570000 - Personal development training services
- 85100000 - Health services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 5 Aug 2022 at 13:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2a1bdf2f-d2c6-447e-81e5-d851c4ed77a0
- 16 Nov 2021 at 17:40 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e4d89f3e-266b-4a0b-9a6f-dcb3c0e90257

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2a1bdf2f-d2c6-447e-81e5-d851c4ed77a0
  5th August 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e4d89f3e-266b-4a0b-9a6f-dcb3c0e90257
  16th November 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.eastmidstenders.org/
  Full details can be found at:

## Notice URLs

- https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-43b0462b-9109-48a5-bcc4-1fc6283a2b1c. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-43b0462b-9109-48a5-bcc4-1fc6283a2b1c.json.