Published date: 2 February 2017
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.
Contract summary
Industry
Software package and information systems - 48000000
Programming services of packaged software products - 72210000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£315,000
Procurement reference
DN235407
Published date
2 February 2017
Closing date
6 March 2017
Contract start date
1 April 2017
Contract end date
31 March 2020
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?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
A Resource Allocation ICT system (RAS) is required in order to ensure that the Council meets its statutory duties to provide indicative budget to individuals within the borough.
The aim of a RAS (Resource Allocation System) is to provide a rational and equitable mechanism for calculating the amount of money that these individuals are likely to need. The system is based upon a mathematical algorithm that determines an appropriate figure (referred to as the Indicative Budget). The figure is based upon an assessment of that individual's needs within ten different themed areas and an understanding of the local cost of satisfying those needs given the current social care marketplace.
The Care Act 2014 requires Local Authorities to:
Assess (or facilitate self-assessment of) all local adults and carers with potential social care needs in a fair and consistent way, using a single assessment tool and applying the new national eligibility criteria
Operate a method of allocating a personal budget to all adults and carers who have been deemed as eligible under the criteria - based upon their assessment of need
Focus on meeting the preferred personal outcomes of eligible adults and carers
The system should not be expected to give a precise estimation of the costs for each individual that reflects their individual circumstances but should give a reasonably accurate 'ball-park' figure that should enable care planning to be undertaken with a budget in mind.
The Council requires the immediate implementation of a RAS to provide adults indicative budgets, and may at some point in the future require the implementation of a RAS to provide children's indicative budgets.
Cheshire West and Chester use an eTendering portal, The Chest. To access this contract you must be registered on The Chest http://www.the-chest.org.uk. Registration is free of charge.
Please do no contact the Procurement Team direct; all questions / clarification questions MUST be asked via The Chest.
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Cheshire West and Chester use an eTendering portal, The Chest. To access this contract you must be registered on The Chest http://www.the-chest.org.uk. Registration is free of charge.
Please do no contact the Procurement Team direct; all questions / clarification questions MUST be asked via The Chest.
About the buyer
Contact name
Julian Ablett
Address
HQ Building
58 Nicholas Street
Chester
CH1 2NP
England
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