Awarded
Functional Assessment Clinical Assurance and Training Services (FACATS)
Descriptions
Overview
DWP commissions the provision of circa 2 million Assessments per year, which are conducted on behalf of DWP by Healthcare Professionals (HPs) employed by suppliers that were awarded Functional Assessment Service (FAS) Contracts (FAS Providers). These Assessments are used to help determine eligibility to certain disability related benefits including Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Universal Credit (UC), Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and other Specialist Benefits.
The FAS Providers employ approximately 5,000 HPs to conduct Assessments on behalf of the DWP.
To conduct Assessments, HPs are required to have appropriate knowledge of the clinical aspects and the functional effects of a wide range of health conditions and disabilities as well as specific knowledge of how to conduct the Assessments and the related policy.
DWP owns a suite of benefit-related clinical Core Training and Guidance Materials (CTGM). The CTGM currently comprises a total of approximately 700 documents with a total of circa 30,000 pages. The CTGM is broken down into two categories, namely:
a) CTGM relating to carrying out Assessments which accounts for the vast majority of documents. In addition to providing the guidance to HPs and Authority Clinicians when conducting Assessments, FAS Providers are also required to use the CTGM to inform and develop training programmes and associated materials for their circa 5,000 HPs.
b) There are several CTGM documents for use by Authority Decision Makers. This category of CTGM includes guidance for Authority Decision Makers who determine eligibility for Attendance Allowance and Disability Living Allowance for Children.
In addition, DWP engages approximately 200 Authority Clinicians who will also use the CTGM for reference.
DWP is committed to ensuring clinical CTGM is annually reviewed and of the highest quality, evidence based, in-line with best practice and free from bias.
Contract subject-matter
The following Services form the overall scope of Services required by the Authority under this procurement:
a) Clinical QA Service - carrying out a review of the CTGM;
b) Annual Clinical Training Course Service - delivering an annual clinical training course;
c) Educational CPD Materials Service - developing educational CPD materials.
The above Services are required to be delivered in accordance with:
a) the relevant sections of the Specification, which is set out in Appendix B of the ITS;
b) the relevant Service Levels, as set out in Appendix C of the ITS; and
c) the terms and conditions of the Contract, for which a draft is set out in Appendix D of the ITS.
Tenders received
The Authority confirms:
(i) the total number of tenders submitted by the Authority's deadline for submitting tenders was two (2); and,
(ii) the total number of tenders assessed by the Authority was two (2).
The total number of tenders assessed by the Authority which were submitted by a small and medium-sized enterprise was one (1).
The total number of tenders assessed by the Authority which were submitted by a non-governmental organisation that is value-driven and which principally reinvests its surpluses to further social, environmental or cultural objectives was nil (0).
The Authority conducted the procurement for the award of this public contract as an open procedure in accordance with sections 20(1) and 20(2)(a) of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA2023) for the award of a light touch contract in accordance with section 9 of PA 2023.
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CPV Codes
80511000 - Staff training services
85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
75311000 - Sickness benefits
75313000 - Disability benefits
Keywords
statutory sick pay benefits
illness claim processing
medical leave compensation
health insurance schemes
temporary incapacity support
certified sick leave administration
health entitlement validation
public medical aid
employee sickness coverage
medical benefit servicing
disability benefit processing
statutory incapacity payments
long-term care funding
disability pension schemes
public impairment support
disability allowance management
accessibility aid distribution
impairment entitlement services
care subsidy coordination
regulated disability programs
employee training
workforce development
HR training
on-the-job training
internal workshops
corporate skill development
staff upskilling
organizational training
personnel education
in-house training
medical staffing
nurse services
physician support
clinical personnel supply
doctor visits
healthcare staff deployment
medical staff provision
clinical duty services
medical resource staffing
healthcare professional supply
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2 Tender Lots
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Possible Competitors
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