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title: "Health and Disability Assessment Service (HDAS) - Contract Extension"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03992d"
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# Health and Disability Assessment Service (HDAS) - Contract Extension

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03992d

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## Summary

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has awarded an active contract for the Health and Disability Assessment Service (HDAS) - Contract Extension to Maximus UK Services Ltd. The procurement falls under the Health and social work services category and involves the extension of the contract for seven months from 01.08.2023 to 01.03.2024. DWP initiated this tender process as a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition to ensure a smooth transition to new providers. The award stage has been completed, and the contract value amounts to £90,324,660.00 GBP, signed on 29th October 2014.

This contract extension presents a significant business opportunity for companies providing health and social work services, particularly those experienced in conducting health assessments and advising government bodies. Businesses interested in bidding for such contracts should ensure compliance with DWP's requirements and deadlines for responding to the tender. The extension period of seven months allows for continuity in the provision of critical welfare services, and potential suppliers are advised to engage with DWP's eSourcing portal for further details and clarifications related to this contract opportunity.

## Notice

DWP shall enter into a Contract Variation of the Health and Disability Assessment Services (HDAS) Contract with the incumbent supplier following a period of 10 days from the date of publication of this notice. The Contract Variation provides for an extension of seven (7) months from 01.08.2023 - 01.03.2024.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The objective and independent assessment of the impact of health conditions and disabilities on claimants is central to the process of determining entitlement to Employment Support Allowance (ESA). The provider will carry out this assessment and provide information and advice to support the Authority's decision-making processes. -- The key elements of the service will include: -- The consideration of a claimant's health conditions or disabilities and the impact on their daily life and mobility, -- Assessing individuals against criteria prescribed by the Authority, -- The delivery of Consultations to support the above, -- The gathering and consideration of evidence to support the above including, where necessary, paying appropriate fees for evidence, -- The completion of reports, including advice, to the Authority, -- The referral of assessment reports and any associated evidence to the Authority, -- Interpretation and advice to the authority on technical evidence, -- Follow up liaison with the Authority in relation to assessments, including the provision of relevant health professional expertise as required, -- The administration and management of the service, including scheduling of Consultations, ensuring that they are completed within timescales set down by the Authority, -- The recruitment, training and ongoing support of Health Care Professionals, including liaison with relevant professional bodies, -- The development of guidance and training in conjunction with the Authority, -- The provision of an enquiry service for individuals being assessed, -- The provision of a quality control regime, including a complaints function, -- The provision of management information as defined by the Authority, -- Initiatives and liaison with relevant organisations to support the provision of evidence, -- Liaison and collaborative working with local and national partners, including disability organisations, health professional bodies and the devolved administrations, -- Support for Test and Learn Activity.

### Procurement Information

On 5 March 2020, DWP published a Prior Information Notice 2020/S 046-109668 as notification of its intent to re-procure the Health and Disability Assessment Services (HDAS) contract for assessment services in accordance with Section 7, PCR as part of a larger procurement for other types of assessment services (FAS procurement). Due to the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic the new procurement was delayed and the HDAS Contract was extended for the reasons set out in Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice 2020/S 135-333758. The FAS procurement was launched on 12 November 2021 and, although a light touch regime procurement, was based on a competitive dialogue procedure, the commencement of which included the submission of indicative bids. During dialogue it became apparent that the contract value envelope for the FAS procurement needed to be revised in order to provide these key public services effectively. The procurement was therefore halted temporarily with a view to re-engaging with stakeholders . It had also become clear that the ratio of face to face assessments versus remote assessments needed to be reviewed given the continuation of the Pandemic and further time was spent ensuring the contractual arrangements had built-in flexibility to deal with changing circumstances and impact the above changes. DWP also considered that a further round of commercial dialogue (not originally planned) was necessary to ensure the quality of BAFO submissions in the face of the revised contractual framework. Due to these various activity streams, it was therefore impossible for DWP to avoid a negative impact on its original timetable. The procurement is now well underway. DWP do not envisage there will be cause for further delay. However, due to the additional activities and subsequent delay (see above) in order to ensure an efficient and smooth handover between HDAS and the new FAS providers during an appropriate implementation period, DWP considers an extension of 7 months to the HDAS contract term is necessary. Without an extension there could be a delay to provision of assessments for the critical statutory welfare benefit which HDAS services encompass. DWP considers Regulation 72(1)(b) PCR is applicable. For the reasons set out above, the provision of additional services until 1 March 2024 has become necessary and a change of contractor: (i) cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing services procured under the initial procurement; and (ii) would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting. In addition, the increase in price under the modification does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract. DWP will publish a modification notice pursuant to Regulation 72(3) of PCR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001800-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Oct 2014 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £90,324,660 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S1 2FD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MAXIMUS UK SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 20 Jan 2023 at 10:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001800-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://dwp.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions

## Provenance

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