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title: "Social Care Recruitment Web Portal"
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buyer: "OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2023-10-09"
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# Social Care Recruitment Web Portal

Buyer: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fe634acc-c851-4d80-a014-7a1bce14e984

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## Summary

Oxfordshire County Council, funded by the Department of Health and Social Care, is looking to create an online Social Care Recruitment Web Portal for social care providers in the Southeast region. The project aims to address specific challenges around International Recruitment, with a budget limit of £275,000. The contract is expected to be awarded before Christmas, with the selected Supplier configuring the solution in January 2024 and operating it until 31st March 2024.

This tender opportunity is open to businesses offering a Commercially Off The Shelf (COTS) solution for the development and maintenance of the portal. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) would be suitable candidates for this contract. The procurement method is an open procedure, providing a fair chance for qualified businesses to compete in the IT services sector. The brief contract duration allows for potential longer-term partnerships beyond the initial operational period.

## Notice

Oxfordshire County Council, funded by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), is seeking to create an online portal for Social Care providers in the Southeast (SE) region. The main goal of this project is for the selected Supplier to develop a platform that addresses the specific challenges and needs of social care providers around International Recruitment. The successful Supplier will develop an operate this new Social Care Portal within the budget limit that has been set. The budget available for this solution is finite and tenderer's solutions for provision of the portal, along with the support and maintenance must be within the budget that has been set. Tenderers should note the pricing threshold of PS275,000 exclusive of VAT. The Council is only seeking responses from Tenderers who have a Commercially Off The Shelf (COTS) solution. Such a solution must be available at the time their submission is made. The Council expects to award this contract prior to the Christmas break, the successful Supplier is expected to configure the solution in January 2024 and to then operate the solution for a minimum period of 2 months ending 31st March 2024. Whilst the Contract Term has only a short duration the Council expects that Tenderer's will wish to provide a solution which is capable of operation beyond the Term of this contract under terms that they will agree with users of the system

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0a052e7-f29f-4747-9cf2-708993cd1509 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Nov 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 15 Dec 2023 - 31 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £275,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | OXFORD |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX1 1ND |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | Oxford |
| Electoral ward | Osney & St Thomas |
| Westminster constituency | Oxford West and Abingdon |
| 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) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 9 Oct 2023 at 15:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0a052e7-f29f-4747-9cf2-708993cd1509

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0a052e7-f29f-4747-9cf2-708993cd1509
  9th October 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk

## Provenance

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