Functional Assessment Services (FAS) 2023 -Lot 4

Location

London

Description

This contract will be for the use of the Department forWork and Pensions (DWP) (Lots 1 to4) and the Department for Communities in NorthernIreland (Lot 5). The service provisionwill be primarily contracted through this procurementto the Authority but may allow otherGovernment Departments and their Agencies, NonDepartmental Public Bodies, anddevolved administrations (including but not limited toHM Revenue and Customs, Ministry ofDefence, HM Courts and Tribunals Service, NationalHealth and Social Care) to access theservices.To support the determination of an individual’sentitlement to benefit, the Authority requiresthe delivery of a range of compatible and sympatheticFunctional Health Assessments(FAS). The results of these assessments form onepart of the evidence utilised by theAuthority Decision Maker in making the ultimatedecision on benefit entitlement on behalf ofthe Secretary of State.FAS Suppliers will be expected to deliver functionalhealth assessments in relation to thefollowing benefits:• Personal Independence Payment (PIP)https://www.gov.uk/pip• Employment Support Allowance (ESA)https://www.gov.uk/employment-supportallowance• Universal Credit (UC)https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universalcredit-if-you-have-a-disability-or-health-condition-quickguide/universal-credit-if-you-have-a-disability or health-conditionPage 4 to 22• The delivery of assessments/advice associated with15 other specialist benefits, for both DWP and other Government Departments, including Veterans UK, HM Courts and TribunalsService and HM Revenue and Customs DWP ran a procurement using the Light Touch Regime and a modified process with commercial dialogue in accordance with Regulations74 to 76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. For Lot 5, DWP conducted aspects of the procurement process on behalf of the Department for Communities (DfC) in Northern Ireland. The procedure is set out clearly in the published Invitation to Tender document. The service will be divided into five (5) geographical lots: Lot 1 – Northern England and Scotland Lot 2 – Midlands and Wales Lot 3 – South West England Lot 4 – London, South East & East Anglia Lot 5 – Northern Ireland

Total Quantity or Scope

See II.1.4) Short Description

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

For clarity and avoidance of doubt: This contract was published on Contracts Finder and is being reproduced on FTS in order to publish a REG 72 PCR2015 modification to it. For Clarity and avoidance of doubt: This Contract waspublished on Contracts Finder and is being reproduced onFTS in order to publish a REG 72 PCR2015 modificationto it.https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/803dffa5fd46-4361-ac8e-e558504437d2 Award criteria additional informationThe procurement used the Price per Quality Point (PQP) methodology to determine the finalranked position of each bid in each Lot.PQP divides a bid’s price by its assessed quality score to produce an output Price per QualityPoint. This is used to rank each bid in each Lot from highest rank, 1, which has the lowest PQPto lowest rank which has the highest PQP.Final Lot Values. The individual lot values shown in the FAS Contract Notice (2021/S 000-028407) providedan estimated value per lot for a 5 year contract. The final lot values shown in Section V of this notice are the values including the initial 5 year contract term plus possible 2 year extension. The contracting authority in section I.1 is part of the Department for Work and Pensions and is acting on behalf of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions