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Published 17 Aug 2023, 11:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DHSC:ASC: Development Regional Sector-Led Improvement

Official notice

Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 1 Aug 2023no call for competition
Awarded to Association of Directors of Adult Social Services

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A service to support ASC improvement plans and policy in Local Authorities and Local Systems

CPV: Administrative social services · Business and management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1In line with the overarching summary above, the supplier will provide a comprehensive…Awarded

In line with the overarching summary above, the supplier will provide a comprehensive programme of Adult Social Care Improvement and Support Infrastructure to enable local authorities to lead their own improvement, and to enable the Authority to understand what’s working well and what isn’t in the sector and help do something about it through agreed information sharing. Through the Improvement and Support core Infrastructure the Supplier shall:<br/>

  • Design and deliver a comprehensive range of support options for Local Authorities and their local systems. Tailoring the support to specific local needs is a particularly vital aspect, which may involve responsively flexing support to Local Authorities and regional leaders in adult social care in an iterative way.<br/><br/>This was procured through Direct Award Regulation 32 Competition absent for technical reasons
Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
17 Aug 2023, 11:54 BST
Last source update
17 Aug 2023, 11:54 BST
Authority reference
C164922
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-024154
Classification (CPV)
Administrative social servicesBusiness and management consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f097 Find a Tender
Why no open competition

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Published justification

Reg 32 Competition absent for technical reasons (specialist access to required knowledge and networks)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Association of Directors of Adult Social Services——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1—£1,671,153 – £1,671,153

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Health and Social Care

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth 39 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0EUContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtMediation bodyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.