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title: "Health and Disability Assessment Services (HDAS) Reference number: UI_DWP_101014"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0437ff"
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# Health and Disability Assessment Services (HDAS) Reference number: UI_DWP_101014

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0437ff

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## Summary

The Department for Work and Pensions is seeking Health and Disability Assessment Services (HDAS) under a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract variation extends the service delivery period by six months, from 02 March 2024 to 06 September 2024, due to delays in completing related contracts. The procurement process falls outside the scope of application of the directive and is classified under health and social work services. The buying organization is the Department for Work and Pensions, located in Sheffield, United Kingdom.

This tender for Health and Disability Assessment Services (HDAS) presents an opportunity for businesses in the health and social work services sector. The procurement stage is complete, and the awarded contract is currently active with Maximus UK Services Ltd. Businesses well-suited to compete are those capable of providing objective assessments, gathering evidence, advising authorities, training healthcare professionals, and managing service provision efficiently. The procurement details highlight specific service elements, such as consultation, report completion, evidence processing, and collaboration with various stakeholders to support vulnerable sections of society.

## Notice

The Department of Work and Pensions 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 six (6) months from 02 March 2024 - 06 September 2024 of the services delivered by the HDAS contract. This is necessary due to delays in the completion of the Functional Assessment Services (FAS) contracts.

### 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 7 February 2023, DWP published Modification Notice 2023/S 000-003704 extending the HDAS contract term by an additional 7 months until 1 March 2024 due to an ongoing Functional Assessment Services (FAS) procurement process. DWP informed bidders of the outcome of the FAS procurement on 15 March 2023 and planned to sign contracts shortly thereafter to provide an 11-month implementation period before the commencement of operational services in March 2024. During the standstill period, DWP was served with a legal claim, which meant that the FAS contracts could not be signed as planned. The claim has since been resolved and the FAS contracts have been signed. The delay incurred owing to the legal claim reduced the time available for the FAS implementation period, which is crucial to enable a safe transition to the new service and delivery of the new IT that will support it. DWP considers that a further extension to the HDAS contract of 6 months to 6 September 2024 is necessary to account for this delay, in order to preserve the 11-month implementation period ensuring an efficient and smooth handover between the HDAS provider and the new FAS providers. Without a further extension to the HDAS contract, there would be a service provision gap, adversely impacting Employment and Support Allowance ("ESA") and Universal Credit ("UC") customers, as well as other minor benefits, resulting in a failure of DWP to meet its statutory obligations. This could result in a delay to the provision of assessments for the critical statutory welfare benefit which HDAS services encompass . As the recipients of the welfare benefits the HDAS services encompass constitute a vulnerable section of society, DWP is of the view such an extension is necessary to ensure they are not disadvantaged

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004092-2024 |
| 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 | 7 Feb 2024 |
| 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 | £84,535,595 |

## 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

- 7 Feb 2024 at 15:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004092-2024

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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