Published date: 20 September 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 15 July 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£507,000

Procurement reference

ECC001-DN725574-47464449

Published date

20 September 2024

Closing date

15 July 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

2 September 2024

Contract end date

15 April 2026

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

Essex County Council ("ECC") is seeking to commission an external provider to conduct Care Act Assessments to enable ECC to deliver its statutory duties under the Care Act and effectively manage the current demand for assessments.\r
The successful bidder will be required to undertake Care Act assessments to determine whether a person can establish, maintain or improve their wellbeing, and to consider whether a person or a carer has care and support needs. The assessments will be conducted under a strengths-based approach in line with ECC's practice, details of which will be provided through the mobilisation period. In addition, it may be possible during the final months of the contract that a request will also be made in some circumstances for a carer's assessment to be carried out.\r
Prospective bidders are advised that the assessments will be subject to a two-stage quality assurance process, whereby the provider must conduct a quality check per assessment prior to submitting the associated documentation to the Council which will conduct a quality assurance process. Please note that full details of this process will be provided within the specification.\r
Further details regarding the Council's requirements for this service can be found within the service specification which will be published on the Council's e-tendering portal, ProContract and can be accessed via:\r
https://procontract.due-north.com/\r
Please register for a user account to gain access to the procurement documentation for this opportunity. The Council envisages that this procurement will be published on the aforementioned e-sourcing portal on Friday 14th June 2024.\r
In addition, please be advised that the budget for this service as stated in section 1 (estimated and highest contract value) relates to the full contract duration of 19.5 months.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

External Care Act assessments

  • Opportunity
  • Published 14 June 2024

Award information

Awarded date

30 August 2024

Contract start date

20 September 2024

Contract end date

15 April 2026

Total value of contract

£507,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Flex360 Ltd

Address

Stag House,
First Floor,
South Suite,
Old London Road,
Hertford,
England,
SG13 7LA

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Please note that the awarded value represents the full budget for this service which has been retained to provide suitable flex to accommodate an increase in the required number of assessments during the contract term within the financial envelope for this service.

About the buyer

Contact name

Rachel Horne

Address

County Hall
Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
England

Email

rachel.horne@essex.gov.uk

Website

https://www.essex.gov.uk/