Functional Assessment Services (FAS) 2023 – Lot 2

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    "description": "This contract will be for the use of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) (Lots 1 to\u003cbr/\u003e4) and the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland (Lot 5). The service provision\u003cbr/\u003ewill be primarily contracted through this procurement to the Authority but may allow other\u003cbr/\u003eGovernment Departments and their Agencies, Non-Departmental Public Bodies, and\u003cbr/\u003edevolved administrations (including but not limited to HM Revenue and Customs, Ministry of\u003cbr/\u003eDefence, HM Courts and Tribunals Service, National Health and Social Care) to access the\u003cbr/\u003eservices.\u003cbr/\u003eTo support the determination of an individual\u2019s entitlement to benefit, the Authority requires\u003cbr/\u003ethe delivery of a range of compatible and sympathetic Functional Health Assessments\u003cbr/\u003e(FAS). The results of these assessments form one part of the evidence utilised by the\u003cbr/\u003eAuthority Decision Maker in making the ultimate decision on benefit entitlement on behalf of\u003cbr/\u003ethe Secretary of State.\u003cbr/\u003eFAS Suppliers will be expected to deliver functional health assessments in relation to the\u003cbr/\u003efollowing benefits:\u003cbr/\u003e\u2022 Personal Independence Payment (PIP)- https://www.gov.uk/pip\u003cbr/\u003e\u2022 Employment Support Allowance (ESA)- https://www.gov.uk/employment-supportallowance\u003cbr/\u003e\u2022 Universal Credit (UC)- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-if-yo\u003cbr/\u003eu-have-a-disability-or-health-condition-quick-guide/universal-credit-if-you-have-a-disability-orhealth-condition\u003cbr/\u003ePage 4 to 22\u003cbr/\u003e\u2022 The delivery of assessments/advice associated with 15 other specialist benefits, for both\u003cbr/\u003eDWP and other Government Departments, including Veterans UK, HM Courts and Tribunals\u003cbr/\u003eService and HM Revenue and Customs \u003cbr/\u003eDWP ran a procurement using the Light Touch Regime and a modified process with\u003cbr/\u003ecommercial dialogue in accordance with Regulations 74 to 76 of the Public Contracts\u003cbr/\u003eRegulations 2015. For Lot 5, DWP conducted aspects of the procurement process on behalf\u003cbr/\u003eof the Department for Communities (DfC) in Northern Ireland. The procedure is set out\u003cbr/\u003eclearly in the published Invitation to Tender document. \u003cbr/\u003eThe service will be divided into five (5) geographical lots:\u003cbr/\u003eLot 1 \u2013 Northern England and Scotland\u003cbr/\u003eLot 2 \u2013 Midlands and Wales\u003cbr/\u003eLot 3 \u2013 South West England\u003cbr/\u003eLot 4 \u2013 London, South East \u0026 East Anglia\u003cbr/\u003eLot 5 \u2013 Northern Ireland",
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        "description": "See II.1.4) Short Description. Additional 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. \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003ehttps://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/803dffa5-fd46-4361-ac8e-e558504437d2",
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    "reviewDetails": "Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures. This authority incorporated the required standstill period at the point information on the\u003cbr/\u003eaward of contract was communicated to tenderers. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015\u003cbr/\u003e(SI 2015 No 87) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by\u003cbr/\u003ea breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).\u003cbr/\u003eAny such action must be brought within 30 days of the date of knowledge (the date on which\u003cbr/\u003ethe economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the\u003cbr/\u003eproceedings had arisen) unless the court considers that there is good reason for extending\u003cbr/\u003ethat period (up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge). If the contract has\u003cbr/\u003ebeen entered into the court may award damages and in the case of specified breaches of the\u003cbr/\u003erules may also order the termination or shortening of the contract and the levying of fines.\u003cbr/\u003eThe purpose of the standstill period referred to above was to allow parties to apply to the\u003cbr/\u003eCourts to set aside the award decision before the contract was entered into.\u003cbr/\u003eYou may also care to note the information provided via the following web- links:\u003cbr/\u003eThe DWP Commercial Complaints Process\u003cbr/\u003eThe Cabinet Office Mystery Shopper Service",
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    "title": "Functional Assessment Services (FAS) 2023 \u2013 Lot 2"
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