Information about use of SProc.net
Dear FOI Officer,
Under FOIA 2000, please can you tell me the following:
a) Has the Local Authority used an online auction site, 'dynamic
purchasing’ or micro-tendering process (e.g. SProc.net devised by
Matrix SCM) to tender home care packages for those aged 65 or over
since April 2012? If so, what is the name of the system and when did
you begin using it? Please say when you stopped using it if you began
using it and have now ceased.
b) How many home care packages for those aged 65 or over have been
awarded using such a system for each of the last 4 years?
c) Does the Local Authority have their own quality rating system for
home care providers for those aged 65 or over? Please provide details
of how it works if so. If you do, what percentage of successful bids
were submitted by providers rated as below adequate or satisfactory
for 2014 or the most recent year you have records for?
d) What is the lowest bid (in price, please provide in £/hr) to win a
care package contract under the SProc.net micro-tendering process for
home care packages for those aged 65 or over since the introduction of
SProc.net?
e) What is the highest bid (in price, please provide in £/hr) to win a
care package contract under the SProc.net micro-tendering process for
home care packages for those aged 65 or over since the introduction of
SProc.net?
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a) Has the Local Authority used an online auction site, 'dynamic
purchasing’ or micro-tendering process (e.g. SProc.net devised by
Matrix SCM) to tender home care packages for those aged 65 or over
since April 2012? If so, what is the name of the system and when did
you begin using it? Please say when you stopped using it if you began
using it and have now ceased.
Response) No
b) How many home care packages for those aged 65 or over have been
awarded using such a system for each of the last 4 years?
Response) N/A
c) Does the Local Authority have their own quality rating system for
home care providers for those aged 65 or over? Please provide details
of how it works if so. If you do, what percentage of successful bids
were submitted by providers rated as below adequate or satisfactory
for 2014 or the most recent year you have records for?
Response) Providers have only been submitted to the Framework after satisfying specific criteria including quality. Ongoing quality is managed through contractual KPI’s.
d) What is the lowest bid (in price, please provide in £/hr) to win a
care package contract under the SProc.net micro-tendering process for
home care packages for those aged 65 or over since the introduction of
SProc.net?
Response) N/A
e) What is the highest bid (in price, please provide in £/hr) to win a
care package contract under the SProc.net micro-tendering process for
home care packages for those aged 65 or over since the introduction of
SProc.net?
Response) N/A
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