Freedom of information response
ASC and CSC Procurement
I am writing to submit a formal request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Specifically, I am seeking details related to your council's procurement and expenditures in social care. I kindly request the following information:
• The total number of care packages awarded to agencies for adult social care and child social care services between January 1 and June 30.
• The current number of suppliers or agencies categorized under Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 within your procurement framework for adult social care services and then children social care services.
• The anticipated dates when the council plans to next go to market for the procurement of social care services, separately for adults and children.
• The name of the framework being used to source suppliers for adult and child social care services, including complex care, mental health, and learning disabilities.
• The expected date when your framework will be available for bidding, and where suppliers can access the bidding opportunity.
• Confirmation of whether the council uses the RM6281 Workforce Alliance framework.
• Confirmation of whether the council uses the HealthTrust Europe Total Workforce framework.
• The name and contact information of the responsible officer and department overseeing the procurement of social care services for the council.
• The total number of care packages awarded to agencies for adult social care and child social care services between January 1 and June 30.
- ASC: A total of 108 adults had a homecare service commissioned with a start date between 1st January 2024 to 30th June 2024.
- CSC: 72 clients using agencies. 22 of those were newly commissioned between Jan-Jun 24
• The current number of suppliers or agencies categorized under Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 within your procurement framework for adult social care services and then children social care services.
- ACS - We do not commission according to tiers
- CSC – We do not commission according to tiers.
Currently the council does not have a procurement framework agreement for adult and child social care services.
• The anticipated dates when the council plans to next go to market for the procurement of social care services, separately for adults and children.
- ASC & CSC: These can be located on the contracts register on the councils’ internet page.
https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/our-contracts/current-contracts
• The name of the framework being used to source suppliers for adult and child social care services, including complex care, mental health, and learning disabilities.
ASC & CSC – The council has not sourced complex care, mental health, and learning disabilities services via a framework agreement.
Information can be located on the contracts register on the council’s internet page.
https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/our-contracts/current-contracts
• The expected date when your framework will be available for bidding, and where suppliers can access the bidding opportunity.
- ASC & CSC: Currently the council does not have any framework opportunity for adult and child social care services that suppliers can bid for.
• Confirmation of whether the council uses the RM6281 Workforce Alliance framework.
Currently the council does not use the RM6281 Workforce Alliance framework.
• Confirmation of whether the council uses the HealthTrust Europe Total Workforce framework.
Currently the council does not use the Health Trust Europe total workforce framework.
• The name and contact information of the responsible officer and department overseeing the procurement of social care services for the council.
We are unable to provide in full the information you have requested. We do hold the information, but an absolute exemption applies.
Personal Information (Section 40,2) Personal data of any other person (third party data) is exempt under section 40(2) if disclosure would breach one of the data protection principles.
This aspect of Section 40 is an Absolute Exemption and is therefore not subject to the Public Interest Test.