Published date: 4 April 2024

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: 26 April 2024, 3pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Administrative services of agencies - 75120000

Location of contract

SW1H 0EU

Value of contract

£1,105,547.20

Procurement reference

CF-2290300D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

4 April 2024

Closing date

26 April 2024

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

1 August 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

The Authority (Department of Health and Social Care) is publishing this Invitation to tender for the procurement of Adult Social Care Workforce - Recruitment and Retention.
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. In 2024 the government announced the latest tranche of workforce reforms including the launch of the first ever national career structure for the care workforce, alongside a new nationally accredited social care qualification, and social work and social care nursing apprenticeships.
In the immediate term, to support the delivery of these reforms.
The Authority wishes to commission a core workforce support and improvement offer to compliment this ambition and these policies.

The contract start date is anticipated to be 1st August 2024 and up to March 2025, with an option to extend once for a further twelve months, at Authority sole discretion subjected to approval and funds.

The suppliers can register their interest via Atamis portal with reference C260570.
This procurement follows the Open procedure route with Light touch regime (LTR) under The Public Contract Regulation 2015 - regulation 74 to 77.


More information

Additional text

To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.

Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:

Phone: 0800 9956035

E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk


About the buyer

Contact name

gauri priya jain

Address

39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
United Kingdom

Email

gauri.jain@dhsc.gov.uk