Continuous Adult Social Care (ASC) and Public Health Improvement for Local Authorities and Practitioners

Description

This is the notice for contract award following the competitive tendering procedure for the procurement of 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. 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.<br/><br/>The contract was procured using the open procedure light touch regime regulation no 74 to 77 under PCR 2015. Lot 1: The aim of this procurement is to provide 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 Authority wants to commission a support offer with three clear strands:<br/>i) A universal support offer that strengthens and facilitates the sector’s own self-improvement by making guidance, best practice resources, practical toolkits, training, and collaboration opportunities available to LAs and adult social care practitioners.<br/>ii) A targeted support offer to help LAs identify, diagnose and tackle problems in delivering their statutory duties or implementing adult social care reforms.<br/><br/>The Contractor will be required to work closely with the Authority and its other improvement support and improvement partners to help target support.<br/>iii) A reactive support programme, working with the authority and its partners to support LAs that have been identified as failing or at risk of failing to discharge their duties under Care Act 2014 Part 1.<br/><br/>The criteria for this procurement is described in the award criteria below.<br/>The initial contract duration is for 9 months from 1st July 2024 to 31st March 2025.