Official UK procurement notice
Personal Independence Payments (PIP) Assessment Service - Contract Extension - Lot 4
Authority: Department for Work and Pensions acting for an behalf of the Department for Communities (DfC) formerly the Department for Social Development (DSD) in Northern Ireland (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNo description was published on the notice. See the official documents.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1— The objective and independent assessment of the impact of health conditions and…
— The objective and independent assessment of the impact of health conditions and disabilities on claimants is central to the process of determining entitlement to PIP. The provider will carry out this assessment and provide information and advice to support the Authority’s decision making processes.
— The key elements of the service will include:
— The consideration of a claimant’s health conditions or disabilities and the impact on their daily life and mobility,
— Assessing individuals against criteria prescribed by the Authority,
— The delivery of Consultations to support the above,
— The gathering and consideration of evidence to support the above including, where necessary, paying appropriate fees for evidence,
— The completion of reports, including advice, to the Authority,
— The referral of assessment reports and any associated evidence to the Authority,
— Interpretation and advice to the authority on technical evidence,
— Follow up liaison with the Authority in relation to assessments, including the provision of relevant health professional expertise as required,
— The administration and management of the service, including scheduling of Consultations, ensuring that they are completed within timescales set down by the Authority,
— The recruitment, training and ongoing support of Health Professionals, including liaison with relevant professional bodies,
— The development of guidance and training in conjunction with the Authority,
— The provision of an enquiry service for individuals being assessed,
— The provision of a quality control regime, including a complaints function,
— The provision of management information as defined by the Authority,
— Initiatives and liaison with relevant organisations to support the provision of evidence,
— Liaison and collaborative working with local and national partners, including disability organisations, health professional bodies and the devolved administrations,
— Liaison and collaborative working with the PIP Assessment Providers for other Lots as required,
— Support for Test and Learn Activity.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-020744- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d877Find a Tender
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
20 Nov 2012 → 23 Aug 2021 · 2 dates- Contract starts20 Nov 2012
- Notice published23 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capita Business Services Ltd | £136,496,151 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 020744-2021-UI_DWP_100432-1 · Capita Business Services Ltd
- Signed
- 20 Nov 2012
- Value
- £136,496,151
- Period
- 20 Nov 2012 – 31 Jul 2023
- Status
- active
- Change Secure assessment service continuity and stability beyond the current contracts end date on 31/07/21 extending the Lot 4 contract for the period 01/08/21 to 31/07/23. Provide the contractual flexibility for any subsequent changes to ongoing service design necessitated by Covid-19 measures and any associated Policy changes made, during the extension period. Transition to a Cost Plus funding model for the extension period to strike the right level of risk ownership to drive optimal performance and to address the continuing impact of Covid-19., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The impact of COVID-19 has meant that DWP and DfC were not able to launch the re procurement of PIP as planned in March 2020. Extensions to the existing contracts are needed to fully understand and evaluate the impacts of COVID-19 ahead of future procurements as well as to stabilise the assessment service. The impact of COVID-19 has been, and continues to be, very significant. The assessment service has had to be very quickly adapted, in particular to suspend face to face assessments and mobilise alternative methods of delivery to support claimants. Given that PIP is a critical statutory welfare benefit that caters for vulnerable people, a gap in service provision is not an option.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Department for Work and PensionsReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Capita Business Services LtdAwarded supplier
- Capita Services UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.