What is the opportunity?
Cumberland Council use the SProc.Net portal for their Home Care category. This is a Qualified Provider List, allowing any provider who meets the criteria to offer their services to Cumberland Council.
Through the introduction of more choice in the market, the Council are ensuring that they follow best procurement practice by allowing healthy competition for each requirement. The Qualified Provider List will allow the Council to improve the sourcing process and deliver efficiencies both internally and for suppliers as well. Importantly, the Council want to ensure that all suppliers are operating at a similar level of quality and so only those suppliers that meet the Council's minimum quality criteria will be invited to tender for individual contracts through the Qualified Provider List.
Care providers seeking to join Cumberland Open Framework for Homecare Services to deliver Adult Social Care Contracts will need to apply to join the Framework via the North West procurement portal (Chest) by clicking on the link below to register on the Chest and then searching under current opportunities (Cumberland) Opportunities - Search results (due-north.com)
How to sign up as an
Approved Supplier
1. Register for an account on SProc.Net
2. Fill out an Accreditation form for Cumberland Council's Home Care category
3. Submit an Enrolment form and select the types of services you can provide
Supporting Documents
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Benefits
Becoming an approved Home Care provider of Cumberland Council via their DPS hosted on SProc.Net offers several benefits.
Full transparency over contracts being awarded
Receive instant notifications of care package opportunities
Efficient and streamlined payments against care packages
Access to dedicated system support
Open for new providers to join at any time