Official UK procurement notice
DHSC:ASC: Evaluation of Trailblazers Local Authorities
Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)
Evaluation for the Trailblazer initiative in local authorities. This is for the supply or research evaluation of the implementation of charging reform in Trailblazer LAs, including a process evaluation and an assessment of risk associated with the implementation of charging reform in Trailblazer LAs.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEvaluation for the Trailblazer initiative in local authorities
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is for the supply or research evaluation of the implementation of charging reform…Awarded
This is for the supply or research evaluation of the implementation of charging reform in Trailblazer LAs, including a process evaluation and an assessment of risk associated with the implementation of charging reform in Trailblazer LAs. This work will support the overall implementation of charging reform and DHSC’s objectives for the social care system by:<br/>
- Identifying lessons learned for DHSC, LAs and providers in preparing for and implementing charging reform<br/>
- Drawing conclusions about how implementation can be improved for the national rollout based on this learning<br/>
- Providing an independent assessment of delivery risk based on findings from Trailblazer’s implementation of charging reform in order to inform key programme decision points.<br/>o This will include an assessment of key sources of risk and recommendations for mitigations
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD | £285,800 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 030039-2023-1 · IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD
- Signed
- 10 Oct 2023
- Value
- £285,800
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids · 7 electronic | — | — | — |
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
- 11 Oct 2023, 18:10 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Oct 2023, 18:10 BST
- Authority reference
C104721- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-030039- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040b37Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Framework competition.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.