C079/2024/2025 - Research on Impact of Social Care Prevention

In the Programme for Government 2021 to 2026, the Welsh Government committed to introduce a strategic National Framework for Commissioning Care and Support which was set out in a Statutory Code of Practice. Following this, a Co-Operation Agreement was formed between Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru which ran from December 2021 to May 2024 which sought to create a National Care and Support Service which provides social care free at point of need.Social care which is free at the point of need can be defined as adults of any age, no matter their condition, capital or income, who are assessed by their local authority as needing access to a social care service, are entitled to receive this without charge.An Expert Group was formed as part of this work to explore how Welsh Government could take forward the Co-operation Agreement commitment. They were asked to provide recommendations on the practical steps that could be taken to create a National Care Service, including reviewing current evidence about services and the funding of social care. As part of this work, the Expert Group undertook a review of the social care system and services and evidence about paying for social care and social care funding within the UK context.The aim of this project is to assess the current provision, spending over the last 10 years, and impact of commissioned preventative services for social care in Wales.The specific objectives of this project are to:• Set out the role of commissioned preventative services, including how much funding is dedicated to preventative services now and over the last 10 years, what is available and how people are accessing these preventative services.• Define the current arrangements for funding, delivering and paying for commissioned preventative services for social care, relative to wider social care spending and activity.• Describe how demand and funding for preventative services has changed (in reference to wider social care activitieNOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=150442

Tender Information:https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.ukThe first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User performing the Registration.The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation.On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password.The Password will be sent by e-mail to the email address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click “Forgot your password?”Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again.Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration. Please contact the Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform.Tenders must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 28 May 2025 17:00 GMTHow To Find The ITT:Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’The e-tender references for this contract are: project 59208, ITT 117076.Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the ‘Express an Interest button’. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers’ area to the ‘My ITT’s’ on the home page.You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification and technical envelopes along with any relevant documents in the ‘Attachments’ area.Should you have any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages’ area to contact the buyer directly – Please do not contact the named person at the top of this notice.NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=115828Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:Community benefits will be non-core.NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=143678(WA Ref:147899)The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.(WA Ref:150442)The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.