Funding • Regulated by HSE National Procurement / Social Care Division
HSE Procurement Framework (Home Support Services)
Definition: The national tender mechanism through which the HSE contracts private and voluntary providers to deliver home support packages.
Regulatory Impact & Compliance Overview
The framework establishes agreed hourly rates, service level agreements (SLAs), electronic reporting obligations, and geographic service areas. Providers must demonstrate robust clinical governance, electronic visit tracking, and staff vetting.
Governing Authority
Enforced by HSE National Procurement / Social Care Division in Ireland. Compliance with these standards is legally required for all licensed and participating care providers.
Automated Compliance
How AsanWork Enforces HSE Procurement Framework (Home Support Services)
AsanWork builds compliance directly into daily scheduling workflows. Hard compliance stops prevent un-vetted, un-screened, or non-credentialed staff from receiving shift allocations, ensuring 100% audit readiness.
Related Ireland Healthcare Terms
Registration
CORU (Regulating Health and Social Care Professionals)
CORU is Ireland's multi-profession health regulator responsible for protecting the public by regulating health and social care professionals.
Safeguarding
Children First Act 2015
Irish legislation providing statutory obligations to report child protection concerns and implement Child Safeguarding Statements.
Governance
Community Healthcare Organisation (CHO)
CHOs are operational administrative divisions of the HSE delivering community-based primary care, social care, and mental health services across Ireland.
Compliance
HIQA Single Assessment Framework (Thematic Inspections)
Targeted inspection programmes conducted by HIQA focusing on specific regulatory areas such as medication safety, infection prevention, or staffing governance.