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Published 9 Feb 2024, 16:53 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Prior Information Notice(PIN)/Request for Information (RFI) for DHSC ASC WSSR Workforce support and improvement offer

Official notice

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

Services
Planned pipeline value£5,900,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 9 Feb 2024from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Department of Health and Social Care ("The Authority") seeks Prior Information Notice (PIN) and Request for Information (RFI) to outline the Authority’s intention to seek views regarding the procurement of new Core Adult Social Care Workforce Support and Improvement Offer within its various packages. The Authority's intention is to procure all packages throughout the 2024/25 financial year. Within the current offer, there are six proposed activities, which we intend to group into four procurement packages.<br/><br/>To review our current offer, the department completed a sector engagement exercise, supplemented by responses to a workforce survey with over 2300 responses, to establish current workforce support activity available, exploring awareness, access and use, and assessing the potential impact and possible gaps and opportunities.<br/><br/>The aim of the RFI is to explore your views on a proposed future workforce support and improvement offer. Responses will help to shape the specification for potential competitive tender and build a tailored support and improvement offer that maximises impact. <br/><br/>This PIN/RFI is not a call for competition. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute an Invitation to Tender (ITT) or a promise to issue an ITT in the future. This RFI does not commit the Authority to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. <br/><br/>Further, the Authority is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. The Authority will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future ITT, if any is issued. <br/><br/>The information provided in this RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Authority. <br/><br/>All the interested suppliers should register at: health.atamis.co.uk to apply for the opportunity. The Atamis reference no.to seek this RFI is C246236. For any Atamis queries email to: support-health@atamis.co.uk or via Helpdesk Phone: 0800 9956035<br/>The last day for RFI <br/>clarification questions is 19th feb 2024,1500 and RFI closing date is 23rd feb 15:00.

CPV: Administrative educational services · Administrative healthcare services · Administrative services of agencies

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This RFI seeks views on the four packages that may form part of a refreshed core…Planned

This RFI seeks views on the four packages that may form part of a refreshed core workforce support and improvement offer. In December 2021, the government published ‘People at the Heart of Care: Adult Social Care Reform White Paper’ which outlined a 10-year vision for how we will transform support and care in England, and work “to build a workforce of the right size with the right skills to meet the growing need for care and support”. In April 2023, the government published ‘Next steps to put People at the Heart of Care’, outlining a clear plan on how to achieve this.<br/>The Authority wish to commission a core workforce support and improvement offer to compliment this ambition. <br/>There are six proposed activities, which we intend to group into four procurement packages. The six proposed activities are: <br/>1. Deliver the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) for newly qualified adult social workers (NQSWs)<br/>2. ASC System Leadership to Support Integration<br/>3. ASC leaders networking<br/>4. Nursing and nursing associates engagement<br/>5. Recruitment guidance and support<br/>6. Supporting innovation in social care recruitment<br/><br/>The Authority intends to use competitive tender procedure via PCR 2015 or relevant applicable law during the conduct of procurement exercise. It is anticipated that some or all of the procurement may come under the light-touch regime under PCR 2015 or relevant applicable law.<br/><br/>The contract duration of these procurements are mentioned in the RFI document. The Authority may extend the contract(s) at its sole discretion subjected to business approval and availability of funds.<br/><br/>Organisations should note that as this requirement would be replacing work delivered through an existing grant, TUPE may therefore apply.

Delivery: London

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 Feb 2024, 16:53 GMT
Last source update
9 Feb 2024, 16:53 GMT
Authority reference
C246236
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-004520
Classification (CPV)
Administrative educational servicesAdministrative healthcare servicesAdministrative services of agencies
Delivery area
London (UKI3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04390b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
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Timeline

9 Feb 2024 → 9 Feb 2024 · 2 dates
  1. Tender notice expected
    9 Feb 2024
  2. Notice published
    9 Feb 2024, 16:53 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

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 subdivisionsGeneral public services 39 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0EUContact name, email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.