Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
Contact
Lara Dolamore
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI32 - Westminster
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
DHSC: ASC: Adult Social Care Support & Improvement Governance and Infrastructure
Reference number
C103906
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 98113000 - Services furnished by specialist organisations
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
• Enabling local authorities to lead their own improvement, by:
o Facilitating sector-led improvement and peer to peer challenge and support
o Supporting LAs to make best use of the national improvement programme; help to target resources to where they are most needed
o Providing expert leadership support to lead members for adult social care and Directors of Adult Social Services (DASSs) – of which there is no equivalent organisation
• Enabling DHSC to understand what’s working well and what isn’t in the sector and help do something about it, by:
o Facilitating two-way communication between DHSC and LAs
o Advising on live operational challenges to inform national policy and system design, reform implementation and review
o Collaborating with DHSC to target help to where it is most needed.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £733,884
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85321000 - Administrative social services
- 98133000 - Services furnished by social membership organisations
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The White Paper, People At The Heart of Care, sets out that the Adult Social Care sector faces a huge challenge to deliver transformational change, in difficult circumstances. In order to support Local Authorities and their partners to meet this ambition the Supplier shall provide support for the front line:
· Enable local authorities to lead their own improvement, by:
o Facilitating sector-led improvement and peer to peer challenge and support
o Supporting Local Authorities to make best use of the national improvement programme; help to target resources to where they are most needed
o Providing expert leadership support to lead members for adult social care and Directors of Adult Social Services
· Enable the Authority to understand what’s working well and what isn’t in the sector and help do something about it, by:
o Facilitating two-way communication between central government and Local Authorities
o Advising on live operational challenges to inform national policy and system design, reform implementation and review
o Collaborating with the Authority to target help to where it is most needed.
Support to sector through ADASS networks for 3 months.
This contract requirement has been directly awarded to ADASS (Association of Directors of Adult Social Care)
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Experience and Skills and access to specialist networks / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
Reg 32 Competition absent for technical reasons (specialist access to required networks)
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30 January 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Association of Directors of Adult Social Services
18 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3HZ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £733,884
Lowest offer: £733,884 / Highest offer: £733,884 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom