Awarded· 23 Feb 2023
DHSC:ASC:Better Care Fund
Department of Health & Social Care · Westminster, London
Department of Health & Social Care has awarded DHSC:ASC:Better Care Fund. It is a contract for other health and social care in Westminster.
Source: Find a Tender, published 28 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2023
Contract awarded
Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government
2025
Award notice updated
Award Notice · 15:03
View notice2025
Contract starts
2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Department of Health & Social Care has awarded DHSC:ASC:Better Care Fund. It is a contract for other health and social care in Westminster. The contract went to Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government. It was awarded on 23 February 2023. The contract value is £7,402,698. The contract runs from 31 March 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 1 year.
Find a Tender published it on 28 March 2025. The notice number is 011825-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04fa31.
Summary of the contracting process
The Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) has awarded a contract titled "DHSC:ASC:Better Care Fund," aimed at providing support to a comprehensive Better Care Fund programme integrating Health, Housing, and Social Care systems across the UK. The procurement process falls under the services category, specifically within the Community action programme and Social work and related services.
The contract was signed on 23 February 2023 and is set to commence on 1 April 2025, concluding on 31 March 2026. Key stakeholders, including the Improvement and Development Agency For Local Government, are actively involved in the project, with the DHSC serving as the buying organisation. The procurement initiated at the tender stage and is currently at the contract award stage.
The contract, valued at £7,402,698, offers a substantial business growth prospect for entities capable of delivering the required support to local social care systems for a 720-day period.
The notice in full
The notice has no description. Open the official notice for the full details.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1
Support to a comprehensive Better Care Fund programme of Health, Housing and Social Care integration support that provides support to social care local systems.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (1 year)
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Not stated in the notice: procurement method.
Values
- Contracts value
- £7,402,698
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
Not stated in the notice: tender, lots.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 011825-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04fa31
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services; 85300000 - Social work and related services; 85322000 - Community action programme
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Town
- South West London
- Postcode
- SW1H 0EU
- Electoral ward
- St James's
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Region
- London
- Sub-region
- Westminster and City of London
- Area
- Inner London - West
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Department of Health & Social Care
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Adam Griffiths
- Address
- London, SW1H 0EU · London · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about DHSC:ASC:Better Care Fund
Who won the DHSC:ASC:Better Care Fund contract?
Department of Health & Social Care awarded the contract to Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government on 23 February 2023. It is due to end on 31 March 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the DHSC:ASC:Better Care Fund contract worth?
The contract value is £7,402,698. The contract runs from 31 March 2025 to 31 March 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for DHSC:ASC:Better Care Fund?
Department of Health & Social Care, based in Westminster, London. The named contact is Adam Griffiths.
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