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title: "Continuous Adult Social Care (ASC) and Public Health Improvement for Local Authorities and Practitioners"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-044dd2"
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# Continuous Adult Social Care (ASC) and Public Health Improvement for Local Authorities and Practitioners

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044dd2

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care has completed the award process for the procurement titled "Continuous Adult Social Care (ASC) and Public Health Improvement for Local Authorities and Practitioners." The procurement falls under the services category in the administrative services of agencies industry (CPV code: 75120000). The contract was awarded to Improvement and Development Agency For Local Government. The procurement method used was the open procedure under the light touch regime regulation no 74 to 77 of PCR 2015. The initial contract duration is 9 months from 1st July 2024 to 31st March 2025.

This procurement opportunity presents a chance for businesses experienced in delivering adult social care and public health improvement services to engage with the Department of Health and Social Care. The aim is to provide comprehensive, evidence-based support programmes to help local authorities and practitioners improve services and meet statutory duties. Businesses with expertise in providing guidance, best practice resources, practical toolkits, and training tailored to diverse needs would be well-suited to compete for this contract and contribute to the improvement of adult social care and public health services.

## Notice

This is the notice for contract award following the competitive tendering procedure for the procurement of a comprehensive, evidence-based programme of support and improvement activity that helps local authorities and practitioners deliver adult social care and public health statutory duties and improve services so that everyone can access high quality care that enables choice, control and independence. The programme will identify the support needs of local authorities and social care practitioners and design and deliver support and improvement activity in response. This support should include the delivery of digital evidence-based best practice materials, practical tools, and training across the adult social care and public health systems that is tailored to a diverse range of national, regional and local needs.

The contract was procured using the open procedure light touch regime regulation no 74 to 77 under PCR 2015.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The aim of this procurement is to provide a comprehensive, evidence-based programme of support and improvement activity that helps local authorities and practitioners deliver adult social care and public health statutory duties and improve services so that everyone can access high quality care that enables choice, control and independence. 
The Authority wants to commission a support offer with three clear strands:
i) A universal support offer that strengthens and facilitates the sector's own self-improvement by making guidance, best practice resources, practical toolkits, training, and collaboration opportunities available to LAs and adult social care practitioners.
ii) A targeted support offer to help LAs identify, diagnose and tackle problems in delivering their statutory duties or implementing adult social care reforms.

The Contractor will be required to work closely with the Authority and its other improvement support and improvement partners to help target support.
iii) A reactive support programme, working with the authority and its partners to support LAs that have been identified as failing or at risk of failing to discharge their duties under Care Act 2014 Part 1.

The criteria for this procurement is described in the award criteria below.
The initial contract duration is for 9 months from 1st July 2024 to 31st March 2025.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021212-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Apr 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jun 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £7,972,950 |
| Lots value | £7,972,950 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £6,644,124 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 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 | TLI London, TLI3 Inner London - West |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75120000 - Administrative services of agencies

## Release History

- 11 Jul 2024 at 10:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021212-2024
- 27 Mar 2024 at 16:56 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010134-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.local.gov.uk
- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
- https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/
- https://www.justice.gov.uk

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