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title: "DHSC:OHID:Research on Care Home Connectivity Issues"
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# DHSC:OHID:Research on Care Home Connectivity Issues

Buyer: DHSC  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7fc14f76-f840-40ff-b144-02761b3ddb21

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has awarded a contract for a research project titled "Research on Care Home Connectivity Issues" in the services category. This limited procurement opportunity involved competitive quotation below threshold. The contract period runs from January 4, 2024, to May 20, 2024. The procurement process was initiated as a tender, with a tender period ending on October 19, 2023. The contract is valued at £14,875 in GBP and the DHSC is the buyer organisation located at 39 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0EU, United Kingdom.

This contract award by DHSC presents an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to engage in providing systems and technical consultancy services related to care home connectivity issues. Businesses well-suited for this opportunity should have expertise in conducting telephone interviews, providing technical advice to care homes, and analysing connectivity research findings. Interested businesses should consider meeting the competitive quotation requirements and the specific contract period deadlines to participate successfully in this tender process.

## Notice

Telephone interviews to gather intelligence on care home connectivity needs, technical advice to care homes during these telephone interviews and assistance with analysing findings and producing recommendations from our connectivity research project.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cdd77a34-19d8-4c70-8713-abbb82e83089 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Jan 2024 |
| Contract period | 4 Jan 2024 - 20 May 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £14,875 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £14,875 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | FARRPOINT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services

## Release History

- 26 Jan 2024 at 11:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cdd77a34-19d8-4c70-8713-abbb82e83089

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cdd77a34-19d8-4c70-8713-abbb82e83089
  26th January 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c5922902-9afd-4cb6-a7c2-b172dc38a6b1
  Short_Form_Contract_ Research on Care Home Connectivity Issues - FarrPoint Signed_Redacted

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