Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c0f-e326-7377-85e8-55362b5e4762/resource-allocation-system-ras [Skip to main content](#main-content) closedGBopen procedure # Resource Allocation System (RAS) [Cheshire West & Chester Council - Main Number](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cheshire-west-chester-council-main-number) Estimated value £315,000 Published 2 Feb 2017 Deadline Closed 6 Mar 2017 ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender A Resource Allocation ICT system (RAS) is required in order to ensure that the Council meets its statutory duties to provide indicative budget to individuals within the borough. The aim of a RAS (Resource Allocation System) is to provide a rational and equitable mechanism for calculating the amount of money that these individuals are likely to need. The system is based upon a mathematical algorithm that determines an appropriate figure (referred to as the Indicative Budget). The figure is based upon an assessment of that individual's needs within ten different themed areas and an understanding of the local cost of satisfying those needs given the current social care marketplace. The Care Act 2014 requires Local Authorities to: Assess (or facilitate self-assessment of) all local adults and carers with potential social care needs in a fair and consistent way, using a single assessment tool and applying the new national eligibility criteria Operate a method of allocating a personal budget to all adults and carers who have been deemed as eligible under the criteria - based upon their assessment of need Focus on meeting the preferred personal outcomes of eligible adults and carers The system should not be expected to give a precise estimation of the costs for each individual that reflects their individual circumstances but should give a reasonably accurate 'ball-park' figure that should enable care planning to be undertaken with a budget in mind. The Council requires the immediate implementation of a RAS to provide adults indicative budgets, and may at some point in the future require the implementation of a RAS to provide children's indicative budgets. Cheshire West and Chester use an eTendering portal, The Chest. To access this contract you must be registered on The Chest [the-chest.org.uk](http://www.the-chest.org.uk). Registration is free of charge. Please do no contact the Procurement Team direct; all questions / clarification questions MUST be asked via The Chest. Additional information: Cheshire West and Chester use an eTendering portal, The Chest. To access this contract you must be registered on The Chest [the-chest.org.uk](http://www.the-chest.org.uk). Registration is free of charge. Please do no contact the Procurement Team direct; all questions / clarification questions MUST be asked via The Chest. 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