Official UK procurement notice
DHSC:ASC: Development Regional Sector-Led Improvement
Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA service to support ASC improvement plans and policy in Local Authorities and Local Systems
CPV: Administrative social services · Business and management consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1In line with the overarching summary above, the supplier will provide a comprehensive…Awarded
In line with the overarching summary above, the supplier will provide a comprehensive programme of Adult Social Care Improvement and Support Infrastructure to enable local authorities to lead their own improvement, and to enable the Authority to understand what’s working well and what isn’t in the sector and help do something about it through agreed information sharing. Through the Improvement and Support core Infrastructure the Supplier shall:<br/>
- Design and deliver a comprehensive range of support options for Local Authorities and their local systems. Tailoring the support to specific local needs is a particularly vital aspect, which may involve responsively flexing support to Local Authorities and regional leaders in adult social care in an iterative way.<br/><br/>This was procured through Direct Award Regulation 32 Competition absent for technical reasons
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Aug 2023, 11:54 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Aug 2023, 11:54 BST
- Authority reference
C164922- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-024154- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f097Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
Reg 32 Competition absent for technical reasons (specialist access to required knowledge and networks)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Association of Directors of Adult Social Services | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 024154-2023-1 · Association of Directors of Adult Social Services
- Signed
- 1 Aug 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | £1,671,153 – £1,671,153 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Association of Directors of Adult Social ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.