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title: "CO0371 - Social Care Platform Programme (SCPP)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0386c3"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-08-21"
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# CO0371 - Social Care Platform Programme (SCPP)

Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0386c3

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## Summary

Essex County Council conducted a competitive procurement procedure with negotiation to contract the Social Care Platform Programme (SCPP). This tender, classified under IT services, aimed to provide a comprehensive social care case management solution encompassing services for adults, children and families, including an integrated financial system. Located in the East of England (UKH3), the process was completed with an award to Access UK Ltd. The procedure followed the guidelines of Regulation 26 of the Public Contracts Regulation 2015. The contract signed on 29 July 2025 is for an initial term of seven years, with the first phase of implementation set within 18 months of commencement.

This procurement opportunity offers substantial benefits for businesses specializing in IT services, software development, and systems integration. Companies proficient in delivering resilient, innovative solutions that comply with evolving social care legislation and best practices would have been ideal contenders. The focus on a practice-led solution encourages collaborative endeavours, allowing suppliers to showcase quality and innovation. With the contract allowing for potential extensions, businesses could leverage the partnership to expand operations and influence the wider social care sector, particularly under the UK IT and public services domains.

## Notice

Essex County Council is submitting to tender the requirements for the provision of a fully integrated Social Care Case management Solution, to include Adults, Children and Families Social Care as well as an integrated financial solution. We are seeking an innovative, solution focussed Supplier, willing and capable of delivering a practice-led solution to meet the challenges of the changing UK social care landscape, the demands of citizen and provider self serve and the technology industry integration agenda to support the delivery of social care throughout Essex. The Authority propose to establish a contract for an initial term of seven years and thereafter this will be terminated on notice.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Authority are procuring a single supplier of a fully integrated case management system covering adults, children and families social care and associated financial solutions. This system will be the foundation of our social care platform solution and will be central to the management of a social care offering. A phased implementation approach is required with two go-live dates. The period between the go-live dates must not be more than 12 weeks, with the second go-live date being no more than 18 months following contract commencement. The supplier must provide a practice-led solution with the ability to evolve at pace, in function and scope to meet changing technology, social care legislation and practice throughout the duration of the contract. The solution must be capable of meeting all current and emerging legislation, and guidance including monitoring, managing and delivering the new duties and responsibilities arising from the Health and Care Act 2022, including care charging reforms, CQC inspection regimes and partnership working with the NHS and other partners. In addition to fully supporting a people and young people-centric approach, the solution must aid Authority social work practitioners in critical day-to-day responsibilities like safeguarding and reablement and at a people and young people level must enable self-management, individual budgets and direct payments. Ambition for this solution is high. It must be resilient, stable and reliable. The Authority is seeking a supplier to work in collaboration to ensure value for money, best practice and continuous improvement is achieved throughout the contract duration. The Supplier will be required to proactively undertake horizon scanning and bring innovation or market changes to Authority attention. Data will be required to be migrated from multiple live and legacy systems. The Supplier must be willing and able to open the proposed solution to all/any integration required by the Authority. It will have the capability for improved information sharing between Social Care, Health and other Partners. The solution must have effective business processes in terms of efficiency and automation and will have the ability to provide effective business and financial reporting to support operational services.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050651-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Dec 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £12,000,000 |
| Lots value | £12,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | CHELMSFORD |
| Post town | Chelmsford |
| Postcode | CM1 1QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex |
| Local authority | Chelmsford |
| Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central |
| Westminster constituency | Chelmsford |
| Delivery location | TLH3 Essex |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ACCESS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48100000 - Industry specific software package
- 48442000 - Financial systems software package
- 48443000 - Accounting software package
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72211000 - Programming services of systems and user software
- 72212100 - Industry specific software development services
- 72212180 - Medical software development services
- 72212217 - Transaction-processing software development services
- 72212440 - Financial analysis and accounting software development services
- 72212441 - Financial analysis software development services
- 72212442 - Financial systems software development services
- 72212443 - Accounting software development services
- 72212517 - IT software development services
- 72212900 - Miscellaneous software development services and computer systems

## Release History

- 21 Aug 2025 at 15:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050651-2025
- 18 Nov 2022 at 17:59 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032876-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/login
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:573847-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.essex.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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