Adult Social Care (ASC) Workforce Support Programme
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)contractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-055fdfProcurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitableclosed for bids
Estimated value
£52.6m
services
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
3
0 awarded
Published
15 Jul 2025
Deadline 15 Aug 2025
Description
The provision of a comprehensive Adult Social Care Workforce Support Programme. The work in these areas align with DHSC's strategy to attract and retain a sufficient and skilled workforce to provide the right care for the evolving needs of the population. Tender to launch 16th July 2025 at noon.
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-055fdf
- Total value
- £52,633,898 excluding VAT£64,122,541 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 02 Jan 2026 to 31 Mar 2029Possible extension to 31 Mar 2031
2 x 12 months optional extension
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 8532100075122000805610008500000080000000751200007513000072300000
- Contract locations
- UK, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Price per Quality point methodology used. | price | — |
| Quality | Award Questions = 90% overall quality score | quality | — |
| Social Value | Social Value question = 10% of overall quality score. | quality | — |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 15 Aug 2025, 10:45 pm
- Submission deadline
- 15 Aug 2025, 10:45 pm
- Submission address
- Submissions must be made via DHSC e-potal (Atamis) please register here: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
Lots · 3 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Workforce Support | £46.2m | active |
| 2 | Quality Assured Care Learning Service | £5.4m | active |
| 3 | Market research | £985k | active |