Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
UK
Contact person: gauri priya jain
E-mail: gauri.jain@dhsc.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
DHSC Continuous Adult Social care (ASC) and Public health Improvement for Local Authorities and Practitioners
Reference number: C257153
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75120000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Department of Health and Social Care (the “Authority”) is inviting tenders from suitably experienced and qualified suppliers for the provision of Continuous Adult Social care (ASC) and<br/>Public health Improvement for Local Authorities and Practitioners. 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 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 programme offers tailored support to local authorities, where particular needs have been identified through self-assessment or through CQC assurance, and work with the Authority and its other partners to target support and improvement activity to where it is most needed.<br/><br/>The contract shall be initially for a duration of 9 months but may be extended at authority's sole discretion subjected to business approval and funds availability.<br/><br/>This procurement is under the scope of Light-touch regime (LTR) rules of PCR 2015- Regulations 74 to 77.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
7 972 950.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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 establish ways for everyone to be able to see what is working well in adult social care and where improvements are needed, including new Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessments and published ratings of how well local authorities (LAs) are delivering their duties under the Care Act 2014 (Part One); and a new data collection from all 153 LAs, complementing data from care providers giving up-to-date national information on adult social care.<br/>Our priority is to support LAs to lead their own improvement wherever possible.<br/>The Authority wants to commission a support offer with three clear strands:<br/>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. <br/>ii) A targeted support offer to help LAs identify, diagnose and tackle problems in delivering their statutory duties or implementing adult social care reforms. <br/><br/>The Contractor will be required to work closely with the Authority and its other improvement support and improvement partners to help target support. <br/>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. <br/><br/>We want a robust feedback loop from the Contractor to the Authority so that insight from improvement activity can be used to inform policy and future commissioning.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
7 972 950.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 9
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
18/04/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
18/04/2024
Local time: 13:00
Place:
Online opening via procurement portal Atamis.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
The authorised procurement lead.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
London
London
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.justice.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/03/2024