Software package and information systems

Tender description

To provide a Resource Allocation System (RAS) in order to support Cheshire East Council's obligations under the Care Act 2014. The council documented its functional and non-functional requirements for a RAS system within an Adult Social Care RAS High Level Requirements Summary Document for a provider to provide the solution, ongoing support and servicing the solution for 3 years (including implementation time). The contracting authority considered that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SME's). For the avoidance of doubt, the contracting authority pointed out that no weight will be attached to whether or not an economic operator is an SME in selecting economic operators to submit tenders or in assessing the most economically advantageous tender. Cheshire East Council had a need to procure a Resource Allocation System (RAS) in order to support its obligations under the Care Act 2014. The Care Act 2014 requires local authorities to: — To assess (or facilitate self-assessment of) all local adults and carers with potential social care needs in a fair and consistent way, using a single assessment tool and applying the new national eligibility criteria; — To operate a method of allocating a personal budget to all adults and carers who have been deemed as eligible under the criteria — based upon their assessment of need; — Focus on meeting the preferred personal outcomes of eligible adults and carers. The aim of a RAS (Resource Allocation System) is to provide a rational and equitable mechanism for calculating the amount of money that these individuals are likely to need. The contract will cover training, annual licensing, implementation support and maintenance for the term of 36 months.