Expired contract

DHSC: Older People's Housing Taskforce Services

Details

Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care
Supplier(s): BASIS SOCIAL LIMITED
Value: £24,999
Duration: 2 months
Topic: Social research services
Published: 8 February 2024
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

The Chair and expert Taskforce members are currently undertaking extensive deep dives to further understand what the enablers and barriers are for older people, their families and carers when accessing appropriate housing. As part of these extensive deep dives, we are looking to procure a series of focus groups with older members of the public to ensure that all sectors have equal opportunity to engage and feed into the review.

Timeline

Completed: Award date30 January 2024
Completed: Award published8 February 2024
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date29 March 2024

About the buyer

The Department of Health and Social Care sets health and social care policy for England, and buys as a central healthcare organisation through contracts tiered by value. Suppliers register on Atamis, the department's e-tendering portal, to see live opportunities. Larger contracts also appear on Find a Tender once government thresholds are passed. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements and the Crown Commercial Service. Every contract carries a 30-day payment term under the Procurement Act 2023.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Department of Health and Social Care's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

79315000 · Social research services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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