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25066 Cambridgeshire County Council Individual Service Funds

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Deadline
515 days left
July 31, 2027
Contract Details
Category
Other
Reference
018361-2026
Value
£18,000,000
Location
East Anglia, United Kingdom
Published
February 24, 2026
CPV Code
Project Timeline

Tender Published

March 02, 2026

Deadline for Questions

July 24, 2027

Submission Deadline

July 31, 2027

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Budget
£18,000,000
Duration
60 months
Location
East Anglia
Type
Other
75
Quality Score/100
Good

Original Tender Description

Cambridgeshire County Council is inviting applications to join our DPS for Individual Service Funds Framework. Cambridgeshire County Council will be able to call-off the DPS. Individual Service Funds (ISFs) were formally introduced in the Care Act (2014), as an option for commissioning self-directed support. They are a mechanism by which a person's personal budget, agreed by a Social Worker, can be held by a third party organisation (i.e. neither by the County Council nor the person) who is a trusted organisation accredited by the County Council to help the person find the care and support they need in the local community, be it access to Homecare, Day Services, a Personal Assistant (PA), equipment needs, live-in care, social prescribing or signposting to other services and voluntary organisations that will help them achieve their agreed outcomes, or indeed a combination of all of the above. It is a form of Self-Directed Support. ISFs are particularly appropriate when people do not feel confident enough or have the capacity to manage the financial and employer responsibilities of a Direct Payment on their own but still prefer to exercise personal choice and control over how their agreed care and support needs are met. Some people who receive a Direct Payment may prefer the support of a local approved ISF Broker who can assist the person with support to plan their activities and care but would not themselves hold the budget responsibility this is why the ISF service requirements include separate clauses relating to: -providers delivering care and brokerage support (Lot 1 of the ISF Dynamic Purchasing System), and -providers brokering care and support delivered by other providers (Lot 2 of the ISF Dynamic Purchasing System). This is a re-advertising of 21129 CCC & PCC Individual Service Funds (The original notice cannot be updated due to a technical error). Original FATS notice 2022/S 000-009448 (cannot be linked due to a technical error)

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Requirements & Qualifications

7 requirements across 5 categories

Submission (1)
Mandatory (1)
Compliance (3)
Technical (1)
Financial (1)
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS1
--[No specific submission requirements detailed in the provided text.]
MANDATORY EXCLUSION GROUNDS1
--[No specific mandatory exclusion grounds detailed in the provided text.]
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS3
--Providers delivering care and brokerage support (Lot 1 of the ISF Dynamic Purchasing System).
--Providers brokering care and support delivered by other providers (Lot 2 of the ISF Dynamic Purchasing System).
--Must be a trusted organisation accredited by Cambridgeshire County Council.
TECHNICAL CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS1
--[No specific technical capability requirements detailed in the provided text.]
FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS1
--[No specific financial requirements detailed in the provided text.]

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75
Good

Tender Quality Score

This tender outlines a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Individual Service Funds, offering a good level of detail on the service scope and structure. Key areas for improvement include providing specific technical and financial requirements and detailing evaluation criteria.

Score Breakdown

Legal Compliance75/100

The tender appears to comply with general procurement regulations by using an open procedure and providing a CPV code. The mention of a 'technical error' preventing linking to a previous notice raises a minor concern about procedural transparency. Deadlines are not flagged as potentially too short by the AI, so no score reduction for that specific reason.

Clarity80/100

The description of Individual Service Funds (ISFs) and their purpose is comprehensive, clearly outlining the two lots for care provision and brokerage. The AI flagged missing evaluation criteria, which impacts clarity on how bids will be assessed.

Missing evaluation criteria
Completeness70/100

Essential information such as title, reference, organization, description, estimated value, and contract duration is present. However, the absence of specific technical, financial, and submission requirements, as well as a reveal date, detracts from its completeness.

Missing reveal date
No specific technical capability requirements detailed
Fairness85/100

The tender uses an open procedure and mentions e-procurement, which promotes fairness. The requirements for being a 'trusted organisation accredited by Cambridgeshire County Council' are specific but seem necessary for the nature of the service. No obvious tailored requirements to specific companies were identified, contributing to a good fairness score.

Practicality65/100

The tender specifies e-procurement and a clear contract duration. However, the AI flagged a lack of information regarding document URLs and financing, and implicitly, contract start date information is missing, impacting practicality. The requirement for accredited organizations is noted but doesn't inherently reduce practicality.

No document URL provided
No financing information provided
Data Consistency90/100

Key fields such as title, reference, organization, value, and dates are populated logically. There are no indicators of suspension or disputes. The AI's 'Checks' section suggests a potential issue with the deadline potentially being too short, but this is subjective and not a definitive data inconsistency.

Sustainability50/100

The tender does not explicitly mention green procurement, social aspects, innovation, or EU funding, resulting in a lower score for this category as per the scoring guide.

Not green procurement
No social criteria

Strengths

Clear description of service and DPS structure
Open procedure and e-procurement mentioned
Comprehensive explanation of Individual Service Funds
Clear estimated value and contract duration

Concerns

Lack of specific technical, financial, and submission requirements
Missing evaluation criteria
Absence of document content/summaries and reveal date
No explicit sustainability criteria

Recommendations

1. Provide detailed technical, financial, and submission requirements.
2. Clearly specify the evaluation criteria for assessing bids.
3. Include information on sustainability and social value aspects where applicable.

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