DHSC: Continuous ASC and PH Improvement for LAs and Practitioners

Official notice

Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: London (UKI32)

Awarded value£8,308,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 7 Apr 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A comprehensive, evidence-based programme of support and improvement activity that helps local authorities and practitioners deliver adult social care and public health statutory duties and improve services so that everyone can access high quality care that enables choice, control and independence.<br/>The programme will identify the support needs of local authorities and social care practitioners and design and deliver support and improvement activity in response. This support should include the delivery of digital evidence-based best practice materials, practical tools, and training across the adult social care and public health systems that is tailored to a diverse range of national, regional and local needs.

CPV: Adult and other education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PCR Direct Award (Reg 32) - Negotiated Procedure Without Prior PublicationAwarded

Delivery: London

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: 28 Apr 2025, 11:48 BST
Last source update: 28 Apr 2025, 11:48 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-017259
Classification (CPV): Adult and other education services
Delivery area: London (UKI32)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05083f Find 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(2)(b)(ii) – Technical Reasons<br/>Absence of competition for technical reasons

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £8,308,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 7 Apr 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government	£8,308,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 017259-2025-1 · Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government
Signed
7 Apr 2025
Value
£8,308,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Health & Social Care

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth 39 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0EUContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Improvement and Development Agency For Local GovernmentAwarded supplier03675577 18 Smith Square, Westminster, London, London, London, SW1P 3HZContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.