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title: "DHSC: GO: ASC International Recruitment Support Market Engagement"
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# DHSC: GO: ASC International Recruitment Support Market Engagement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dhsc-go-asc-international-recruitment-support-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-036129). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is seeking to understand where it could usefully engage and support with the social sector to address the shortfall in adult social care workers through international recruitment. The aim is to understand how DHSC can:<br/><br/>

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department of Health & Social Care](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-health-social-care-gov-d12)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Recruitment services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-036129`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dhsc-go-asc-international-recruitment-support-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-036129#tl-md)

## Description
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is seeking to understand where it could usefully engage and support with the social sector to address the shortfall in adult social care workers through international recruitment. The aim is to understand how DHSC can:<br/><br/>•	Help social care employers make more effective and efficient use of international recruitment to address workforce shortages and improve services.<br/>•	Ensure the care sector can recruit international staff effectively, ethically, and safely, protecting workers from exploitation.<br/>•	Make the process less complex and more streamlined for employers and for potential recruits.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The RFI and Market Engagement activity will help the Department in determining the efficacy of conducting a future procurement to meet its requirement.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023162-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-08-19T15:09:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-02T00:07:04.235Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-036129