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Dear Wandsworth Borough Council,

Under FOI please provide the following information relating to how the Council brokers and pays providers for the care packages it commissions:

Regarding care brokerage:

1. Does the Council have any plans to a) procure an eBrokerage cloud software solution (for brokering commissioned care packages across its care providers, primarily but not restricted to only domiciliary care) in 2021/2022, and if so when, b) via which procurement route, and c) provide the contact name for the relevant procurement lead / the name of the department leading the procurement within the Council, as well as an indication if, and when / how the Council intends to contact or is willing to engage with the market in this regard?

And regarding visit charge processing for paying commissioned care providers against the services they have delivered on behalf of the Council:

2. Does the Council have any plans to a) procure a Provider Payment/Council Self-billing cloud software solution (for processing and calculating visit data submitted by commissioned care providers for the visits they have undertaken on behalf of the Council, primarily but not restricted to only domiciliary care) in 2021/2022, and if so when, b) via which procurement route, and c) provide the contact name for the relevant procurement lead / the name of the department leading the procurement within the Council, as well as an indication if and when / how the Council intends to contact or is willing to engage with the market in this regard?

Many thanks.

Yours faithfully,

Peter Briggs

Wandsworth Request for Information - 2021/4263 - Care packages

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Dear Mr Briggs,

 

Please could you clarify whether you are interested in Adult Services care
packages, Childrens Services care packages or both?

 

Regards,

 

FOI and DPA Officer

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From: FOI WBC
Sent: 09 April 2021 09:05
To: [FOI #745430 email]
Subject: Wandsworth Request for Information - 2021/4263 - Care packages

 

Wandsworth Request for Information - 2021/4263 - Care packages

 

Thank you for your request for information received on 08/04/2021.

 

This will be processed in accordance with the appropriate access to
information regime but may be delayed due to the Council prioritising the
operational requirements of Covid-19. We remain committed to responding to
your request and will reply as soon as we are able. 

 

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.  Should our response to
you breach the statutory time frame you have the right to complain to the
Information Commissioner:

 

[2]www.ico.org.uk

 

Regards,

 

FOI and DPA Officer

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From: Peter Briggs <[FOI #745430 email]>
Sent: 08 April 2021 18:02
To: FOI WBC <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Procurement status and plans for
eBrokerage, and/or Visit Charge Processing solutions in 2021 through 2022.

 

Dear Wandsworth Borough Council,

 

Under FOI please provide the following information relating to how the
Council brokers and pays providers for the care packages it commissions:

 

Regarding care brokerage:

 

1. Does the Council have any plans to a) procure an eBrokerage cloud
software solution (for brokering commissioned care packages across its
care providers, primarily but not restricted to only domiciliary care) in
2021/2022, and if so when, b) via which procurement route, and c) provide
the contact name for the relevant procurement lead / the name of the
department leading the procurement within the Council, as well as an
indication if, and when / how the Council intends to contact or is willing
to engage with the market in this regard?

 

And regarding visit charge processing for paying commissioned care
providers against the services they have delivered on behalf of the
Council:

 

2. Does the Council have any plans to a) procure a Provider
Payment/Council Self-billing cloud software solution (for processing and
calculating visit data submitted by commissioned care providers for the
visits they have undertaken on behalf of the Council, primarily but not
restricted to only domiciliary care) in 2021/2022, and if so when, b) via
which procurement route, and c) provide the contact name for the relevant
procurement lead / the name of the department leading the procurement
within the Council, as well as an indication if and when / how the Council
intends to contact or is willing to engage with the market in this regard?

 

Many thanks.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Peter Briggs

 

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Dear FOI WBC,

Thank you for your reply. I confirm that I am primarily interested in Adult Services care
packages.

Many thanks again.

Yours sincerely,

Peter Briggs

Official

Wandsworth Request for Information - 2021/4263 - Care packages

 

I refer to your request for information received on 08/04/2021.  Please
see the information below in response to your request: -

 

1. Does the Council have any plans to a) procure an eBrokerage cloud
software solution (for brokering commissioned care packages across its
care providers, primarily but not restricted to only domiciliary care) in
2021/2022, and if so when, b) via which procurement route, and c) provide
the contact name for the relevant procurement lead / the name of the
department leading the procurement within the Council, as well as an
indication if, and when / how the Council intends to contact or is willing
to engage with the market in this regard?

2. Does the Council have any plans to a) procure a Provider
Payment/Council Self-billing cloud software solution (for processing and
calculating visit data submitted by commissioned care providers for the
visits they have undertaken on behalf of the Council, primarily but not
restricted to only domiciliary care) in 2021/2022, and if so when, b) via
which procurement route, and c) provide the contact name for the relevant
procurement lead / the name of the department leading the procurement
within the Council, as well as an indication if and when / how the Council
intends to contact or is willing to engage with the market in this regard?

No plans currently for either of these.

 

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From: Peter Briggs <[FOI #745430 email]>
Sent: 08 April 2021 18:02
To: FOI WBC <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Procurement status and plans for
eBrokerage, and/or Visit Charge Processing solutions in 2021 through 2022.

 

Dear Wandsworth Borough Council,

 

Under FOI please provide the following information relating to how the
Council brokers and pays providers for the care packages it commissions:

 

Regarding care brokerage:

 

1. Does the Council have any plans to a) procure an eBrokerage cloud
software solution (for brokering commissioned care packages across its
care providers, primarily but not restricted to only domiciliary care) in
2021/2022, and if so when, b) via which procurement route, and c) provide
the contact name for the relevant procurement lead / the name of the
department leading the procurement within the Council, as well as an
indication if, and when / how the Council intends to contact or is willing
to engage with the market in this regard?

 

And regarding visit charge processing for paying commissioned care
providers against the services they have delivered on behalf of the
Council:

 

2. Does the Council have any plans to a) procure a Provider
Payment/Council Self-billing cloud software solution (for processing and
calculating visit data submitted by commissioned care providers for the
visits they have undertaken on behalf of the Council, primarily but not
restricted to only domiciliary care) in 2021/2022, and if so when, b) via
which procurement route, and c) provide the contact name for the relevant
procurement lead / the name of the department leading the procurement
within the Council, as well as an indication if and when / how the Council
intends to contact or is willing to engage with the market in this regard?

 

Many thanks.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Peter Briggs

 

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