Published date: 16 April 2024
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£199,687.50
Procurement reference
tender_390967/1339032
Published date
16 April 2024
Closing date
12 January 2024
Closing time
4pm
Contract start date
15 March 2024
Contract end date
14 September 2024
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Call-off from a framework agreement
A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
CP-IS is a system that alerts social workers when children who are subject to a child protection plan, or are looked after, present at an unplanned health setting.
Currently LAs and social workers have many pain points with the system, so user research, business analysis, service design, data architecture services are required to scope out solution updates. Project is in collaboration with NHS England transformation team, who will carry out changes based on results from this programme of work.
In a published report to Parliament, improvements to CP-IS were highlighted as a quick way to improve information sharing between health and social care - protecting vulnerable children. A previous CP-IS discovery included user research which highlighted the issues social workers have with the system. The burdens to LAs have been reported as being time consuming both for social workers and those working in the business support arena. These need to be explored in more detail to understand how to make make quick changes to free up social worker time and ensure timely, evidence-based decisions are made about children. There is a good evidence base from primary research showing this needs to be addressed. Further user research is needed to focus on the solutions. Capability to complete this is not available within the DfE. There are limited options available and reputational risks if left incomplete, as a public commitment has been made in the recommendations in the report to Parliament.
To support this programme of work, DfE will procure a single contract via further competition through the Digital Outcomes 6 (DO6) CCS framework. As part of the contract, there will be two phases of work: an 8-week spike to explore how CP-IS is currently configured by end users, focusing on the user interface and user experience; and an 8-week discovery scoping and shaping the development of CP-IS, including feasibility, scope and costs.
More information
Award information
Awarded date
8 February 2024
Contract start date
15 March 2024
Contract end date
14 September 2024
Total value of contract
£199,687.50
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Solirius Ltd
Address
65-68 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3A 2AD
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Address
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England
Telephone
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