Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb6-8d3d-7241-ab54-38082cd3b8e0/department-health-and-social-care-adult-social-care-technology-standards pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Department Health and Social Care - Adult Social Care: Technology Standards [DHSC, London](https://tendernation.io/buyers/dhsc-london) Estimated value Not stated Published 13 Mar 2025 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The government has announced plans to set new national standards and trusted guidance on the best technology in care. See announcement: [gov.uk](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-reforms-and-independent-commission-to-transform-social-care) This is because care technology has a key enabling-role in supporting the Government’s 3 Health Mission strategic shifts: 1) From hospital to the community-based care. 2) From treatment to prevention. 3) From analogue to digital. To shape these new standards and guidance, and as part of the policy development and implementation, we are seeking input from a broad range of stakeholders, including: • Care technology suppliers. • Care technology innovators and start-ups. • Suppliers of technology that could be used in a care setting. • Industry and representative bodies for care technology and tech enabled care services. • Standards assurance suppliers for technology (including software and hardware assurance). • Certification or accreditation bodies/suppliers for technology (including software and hardware assurance). • Bodies/suppliers of standards for technology and digital goods Please respond to this notice by registering your interest on the Atamis Portal [atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome](https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome). Please click on the “View our current opportunities” link and select the project “Department Health and Social Care - Adult Social Care: Technology Standards” from the list and click register interest. Companies responding will then be provided with a link to a short online questionnaire and the URL to the webinar session on April 1st. After reviewing the written feedback received, we will invite relevant suppliers to participate in roundtable discussions for further engagement. Your input is highly valued, responses help shape government policy to drive the adoption of care technology that supports people to live high-quality, independent lives, for longer. We will also be engaging care providers, people who draw on care, family/unpaid carers and other stakeholders via other engagement routes. Your insights will play a vital role in developing policies that promote the adoption of high-quality care technology, ensuring greater independence and improved quality of life for individuals. We encourage diverse perspectives to help create robust, inclusive, and effective standards. This notice is to initiate market engagement activities only, no procurement is current planned currently, however, any future procurement exercises that may follow will adhere to relevant Procurement Laws. Participation in this engagement does not imply any commitment from the Authority regarding future procurement decisions. 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