--- title: "DHSC Adult Social care (ASC) -Digital Skills Support" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04694d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04694d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04694d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04694d.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE" published: "2024-05-21" --- # DHSC Adult Social care (ASC) -Digital Skills Support Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04694d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04694d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04694d.json) ## Summary The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is seeking a partner organisation for the DHSC Adult Social Care (ASC) - Digital Skills Support project. The procurement involves delivering projects to enhance the digital skills of the ASC workforce through various initiatives. The tender, with a value of 474,666 GBP, follows the Open procedure route within a contract period of 270 days. The submission deadline is set for June 6, 2024, with electronic and written submission methods accepted. This opportunity is ideal for organisations experienced in ASC workforce digitisation and stakeholder engagement. Businesses specialising in digital skills training, care provider support, and workforce development are well-suited to bid for this contract. The procurement aims to support the implementation of digital tools and qualifications within the ASC sector as part of a broader digital workforce plan. Interested parties should focus on aligning their proposals with the DHSC's objectives outlined in the procurement documentation. ## Notice The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is seeking to secure a partner organisation to deliver projects to support the digital skills development of the adult social care (ASC) workforce to ensure that the workforce has the confidence and skills to embrace technology and adopt digital ways of working. The organisation(S) will be responsible for leading on discrete projects to support the ASC workforce to adopt digital ways of working. These projects will support the delivery of a 'Comprehensive Digital Learning offer', as committed to in the ASC reform White Paper, People at the Heart of Care. This procurement follows the Open procedure route with Light touch regime (LTR) under The Public Contract Regulation 2015 - regulation 74 to 77. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Digital skills projects The organisation(s) will be responsible for leading on discrete projects to support the ASC workforce to adopt digital ways of working. These projects will support the delivery of a 'comprehensive digital learning offer', as committed to in the ASC reform white paper, People at the Heart of Care. The organisation will be required to demonstrate experience in leading projects on ASC workforce digitisation and existing stakeholder networks with the ASC workforce to enable co-production with the sector where relevant: * Project 1 - Digital Skills Self-Assessment tool: the objective of this project is to support the ASC workforce to self-assess their current level of digital skills against the Digital Skills Framework. This will support employers and people working in social care to identify their skills gaps and target digital training to meet their needs. This work will support our commitment in A plan for digital health and social care "implement a self-assessment tool to sit alongside [the digital skills framework]." The supplier will be required to lead extensive user engagement with a full range of the ASC workforce to design the content for the tool and work in partnership with our digital team to ensure that an accessible tool is available on the Digitising Social Care website. * Project 2 - What Good Looks Like Self-Assessment tool: the objective of this project is to develop a tool to support care providers to implement the What Good Looks Like guidance for social care. The tool should allow care provider organisations to benchmark and baseline themselves; understand their achievements and their gaps of focus; develop their vision; and make a case for change to enable them to move forward in their digital improvement journey. The supplier will use their existing care provider networks to develop and user test the tool, and will provide hands-on support to 3 care provider organisations in implementation. * Project 3 - Awarding Organisation and Training Provider direct support: the objective of this project is to support AO and TP organisations to develop the confidence and capability to deliver digital skills training and qualifications in ASC, including supporting delivery of the level 5 digital leadership qualification. * Project 4 - Digitising Social Care communications and engagement support: the supplier will support with the implementation of the programme's internal communications strategy through running webinar events and blog posts to support the ASC sector in their digital journey. * Project 5 - Support implementation of the National Digital Workforce Plan: the National Digital Workforce Plan aims to develop the Digital, Data, and Technology (DDaT) and Informatics workforce in health and social care. ASC expertise will be required to ensure that its implementation is inclusive of the ASC workforce. This procurement follows the Open procedure route with Light touch regime (LTR) under The Public Contract Regulation 2015 - regulation 74 to 77. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016030-2024 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 May 2024 | | Submission deadline | 6 Jun 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £474,666 | | Lots value | £474,666 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## 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 | TLI3 Inner London - West | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 75120000 - Administrative services of agencies - 75121000 - Administrative educational services ## Release History - 21 May 2024 at 13:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016030-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - https://www.gov.uk/ - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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