Procurement status and plans for eBrokerage, and/or Visit Charge Processing solutions in 2021 through 2022

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Dear Stoke on Trent City Council,

Under FOI please provide the following information relating to how the Council brokers and pays providers for the adult social 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, plus if the Council would be interested in receiving information 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, plus if the Council would be interested in receiving information in this regard?

Many thanks.

Yours faithfully,

Peter Briggs

Stoke on Trent City Council

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Dear Mr Briggs

 

Your request for information ref: SOT-102416

 

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Dear Mr Briggs

 

Your request for information ref. SOT-102416

We have now considered your request and a copy of the information is
enclosed below.

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purposes.  Its use for commercial gain including issuing to the public,
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under the Reuse of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015.

 

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,

Response: This is an option which is currently still being considered

b) via which procurement route  

Response: The route of purchase would depend on the value of the software
and whether it was above the procurement threshold or not. The Council may
instead consider an add-on function to its existing operating system.

c) provide the contact name for the relevant procurement lead / the name
of the department leading the procurement within the Council 

Response: Commissioning Team

as well as an indication if, and when / how the Council intends to contact
or is willing to engage with the market, plus if the Council would be
interested in receiving information in this regard? 

Response: Confirmation of this possible purchase has not yet been
finalised and no definitive timescales have been set. Engagement with the
market would depend on which procurement route is required (based on
value) and whether a function can be added to the existing system or not.

 

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, 

Response: No, the Council already have a system in place for this.

b) via which procurement route, and

Response: N/A – already in place

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, plus if the Council would be interested
in receiving information in this regard? 

Response: N/A – system already in place

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Yours sincerely

 

Information Rights Team

 

Information Rights

City of Stoke-on-Trent

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Request

 

Dear Stoke on Trent City Council,

 

Under FOI please provide the following information relating to how the
Council brokers and pays providers for the adult social 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, plus if the Council would be interested in
receiving information 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, plus if the
Council would be interested in receiving information in this regard?

 

Many thanks.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Peter Briggs

Winner – UK Housing Awards Council of the Year 2019

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is a Fostering Friendly employer. Being a
foster carer is truly life changing. If you have a spare room and spare
time, even as little as one weekend a month, you can make a real
difference to a child’s life. Fostering for Stoke-on-Trent City Council
offers a rewarding career with comprehensive training and guidance. Click
here for more information. For more information about becoming a Fostering
Friendly employer please click here.

link for the first Click here  -
[6]https://www.stoke.gov.uk/info/20044/fost...

link for the second click here -
[7]https://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/g...

Manage your council tax online and sign up for paperless billing with our
new online account at [8]www.stoke.gov.uk/onlineaccount - and access it
using the MyStoke app, putting fly-tipping, and litter reporting in your
hands at the touch of a button. Available in the [9]App Store and on
[10]Google Play

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References

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2. https://ico.org.uk/for_the_public
3. https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/
4. http://www.stoke.gov.uk/dataprotection
5. mailto:[Stoke on Trent City Council request email]
6. https://www.stoke.gov.uk/info/20044/fost...
7. https://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/g...
8. http://www.stoke.gov.uk/onlineaccount
9. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-stoke...
10. https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...