Published date: 14 August 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 14 September 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£240,000

Procurement reference

CCC001-DN683821-73629325

Published date

14 August 2023

Closing date

14 September 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 November 2023

Contract end date

31 October 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough there are approximately 380 care providers and 19,400 individuals employed to (15,500 in direct care roles) support citizens who require care and support (Skills for Care, 2022). As a partnership of two local authorities, we need to support our providers and develop the market to respond to the growth in demand for care and support and we are in the process of setting out a new workforce strategy for adult social care.

Part of this strategy includes ambition to establish a support model for delivering and recording training for care professionals working in independent and local authority services. To meet the ambitions set out in our strategy the Authority are seeking to procure the services of an organisation to host a subscription based online platform which will:
a. provide information on training and a list of recommended training providers;
b. provide a mechanism for individuals and care providers to log training achieved;
c. provide incentives for individuals and care providers to participate in recommended training; and
d. provide a mechanism for quality assuring the delivery and assessment of the Care Certificate that our contracted care providers are carrying out.

By investing in this model, we hope to improve the take up and quality of training of care professionals across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, and therefore ultimately improve the care service that our vulnerable residents receive.

The online service needs to be available for care professional in direct care roles working across all care providers (CQC, non-CQC, domiciliary, residential and community services) and their employers across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. The service will be free at the point of access for care professionals and their employers as will be funded directly by the Authority.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Marcus Wood

Address

New Shire Hall
Alconbury Weald
Huntingdon
PE28 4YE
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 7700000000

Email

marcus.wood@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Website

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/