--- title: "DHSC: ASC: Local Authority Peer Support Programme" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-95c76aa4-3e54-47ac-8482-a3fa9246c7db" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-95c76aa4-3e54-47ac-8482-a3fa9246c7db" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-95c76aa4-3e54-47ac-8482-a3fa9246c7db.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-95c76aa4-3e54-47ac-8482-a3fa9246c7db.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE" published: "2022-05-26" --- # DHSC: ASC: Local Authority Peer Support Programme Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-95c76aa4-3e54-47ac-8482-a3fa9246c7db [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-95c76aa4-3e54-47ac-8482-a3fa9246c7db) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-95c76aa4-3e54-47ac-8482-a3fa9246c7db.json) ## Summary The Department of Health & Social Care is planning a tender for the "DHSC: ASC: Local Authority Peer Support Programme," aiming to enhance peer support within Local Authority Adult Social Care. The total contract value is estimated at £6 million, and the programme will span from 2022 to 2024, with potential for extension into 2024-25. The current engagement phase ends on 8 June 2022, and interested parties are encouraged to submit their expressions of interest and provide feedback regarding the proposed approach. This procurement falls under the health services category, with specific focus on supporting the social care sector in the United Kingdom. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in health and social care services, particularly for those providing training, research, and project management services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may find this contract particularly accessible as the initiative seeks to bolster local authorities’ capabilities and expand their peer support structures. Companies that can demonstrate expertise in enhancing adult social care services and have a proven track record in delivering training and support services will be well-positioned to compete effectively for this contract. ## Notice The Authority is seeking information on your interest, capability & capacity to provide the services and feedback on the approach to supporting and enhancing current Local Authority Adult Social Care peer support. Background to the Requirement In December 2021, the government published People at the Heart of Care: Adult Social Care Reform White Paper which outlined a 10-year vision for how we will transform support and care in England. With particular relevance to this contract, the White Paper announced that the government will: * provide more support to local authorities, including specific support to strengthen their market-shaping and commissioning capabilities. In total, we will provide an increase in improvement funding of more than PS70 million between 2022 to 2023 and 2024 to 2025, ensuring local authorities are well set up to deliver our vision for reform. * introduce a duty for the CQC to independently review and assess local authority performance in delivering their adult social care duties under part one of the Care Act 2014. * put in place new legal powers for the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to intervene in local authorities to secure improvement where there are significant failings in the discharge of their adult social care functions under part one of the Care Act 2014 * We recognise the value of sector-led improvement, and our approach remains to enable the sector to drive its own improvement. The government is considering as part of the PS70m how we can support the sector to grow capacity for peer support and evaluate its effectiveness as an improvement tool. As such we are seeking views on a new contract to provide local authority peer support for the adult social care sector in 2022-23 and 2023-24 with the intention of testing the model with a view to a possible extension into 2024-25 Click on the link below to register your interest https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9edb59bd-c241-469a-b0b2-a548228f3134 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 May 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 8 Jun 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £6,000,000 | | 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 & 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 73110000 - Research services - 79421000 - Project-management services other than for construction work - 80561000 - Health training services - 80570000 - Personal development training services - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 26 May 2022 at 16:21 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9edb59bd-c241-469a-b0b2-a548228f3134 - 26 May 2022 at 11:52 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e7be3ee7-720e-43bb-b6e7-37bb313ba7aa ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9edb59bd-c241-469a-b0b2-a548228f3134 26th May 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e7be3ee7-720e-43bb-b6e7-37bb313ba7aa 26th May 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://atamis-1928.cloudforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/8d000000IJ93/WhMY._wBib8z2hLKQHPmnYlcBNgfXN47Y2tszN8_9xE EOI & RFI - Peer Support Supplier Response Document - https://atamis-1928.cloudforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/8d000000IJ8t/KcGQI5AnsCGrsFJyaKCD_aTFWR3vioJQIEn8a2TgHn8 Expression of Interest & Request_for_Information - Peer Support ## 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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