Award

LPS CARE - Provision of a local Healthwatch Service in Lancashire - RFQ 15304635

LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

01 Dec 2021 at 09:51

Award Notice
TenderAmendment

15 Sep 2021 at 08:46

Tender Notice
Tender

15 Sep 2021 at 08:43

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Lancashire County Council is currently overseeing a tender titled "LPS CARE - Provision of a local Healthwatch Service in Lancashire" (RFQ 15304635), primarily within the health and social work services sector. The tender process is open, with submissions accepted until 15th October 2021. The estimated contract value is £1,620,000, and the contract period runs from 1st April 2022 to 1st April 2025. The services will be delivered in Lancashire, specifically addressing the involvement of local communities in health and social care commissioning.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) focused on health and social care advocacy to engage with local authorities. Businesses that specialise in community engagement, monitoring health service standards, or providing care services would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. Successful participation could enhance their visibility and role in local health service improvements while potentially leading to long-term partnerships with the Lancashire County Council.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Start Free Trial Book a Demo
All Features Pricing

Notice Information

Notice Title

LPS CARE - Provision of a local Healthwatch Service in Lancashire - RFQ 15304635

Notice Description

Healthwatch was created by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 as the independent consumer champion for health and social care. Healthwatch operates at national level through Healthwatch England and at a local level through local Healthwatch. Local Healthwatch operates in each upper tier local authority area. Local Healthwatch Service will help to ensure that the views and feedback from local people are an integral part of local commissioning across health and social care. To ensure that Lancashire County Council (the Authority) fulfils its statutory responsibility in relation to the creation of Healthwatch Lancashire ('the Service'), the Provider, in delivering the Service will: Promote and support the involvement of local people in the commissioning, provision and scrutiny of local care services. Enable local people to monitor the standard of local care services and whether / how they could / ought to be improved. This includes the right to carry out 'Enter and View' visits on premises where publically funded care services are provided as part of its role in gathering evidence. Obtain the views of people about their need for and their experiences of local care services and making these views known to persons responsible for commissioning, providing, managing or scrutinising local care services. Make reports and recommendations about how local care services could or ought to be improved. Provide advice and information about access to local care services so choices can be made about local care services. Additional information: The tender can be found on the Authority's Oracle Sourcing Portal under the RFQ number 15304635. Amended versions of the tender are denoted at the end of the RFQ number by a comma followed by an amendment number. Search results will display any and all amended versions of the tender. The latest version is determined as being the RFQ number with the highest amendment number. You may only make a submission against the latest amendment. Where you have made a submission against a tender that is subsequently amended you will be required to resubmit prior to the submission deadline.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-21f28cb8-edf0-4887-a266-83d84dabc3cf
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4411d210-c8f3-4e46-acc0-8a55c168d1f8
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,620,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£967,338 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Dec 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
15 Oct 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Nov 20214 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2022 - 1 Apr 2025 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
PRESTON
Postcode
PR1 8XJ
Post Town
Preston
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD45 Mid Lancashire
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Preston
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Preston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PEOPLE FIRST INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts. 

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-b5fd17-21f28cb8-edf0-4887-a266-83d84dabc3cf-2021-12-01T09:51:20Z",
    "date": "2021-12-01T09:51:20Z",
    "ocid": "ocds-b5fd17-21f28cb8-edf0-4887-a266-83d84dabc3cf",
    "language": "en",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "tender": {
        "id": "JR/PH/LCC/21/1209",
        "title": "LPS CARE - Provision of a local Healthwatch Service in Lancashire - RFQ 15304635",
        "description": "Healthwatch was created by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 as the independent consumer champion for health and social care. Healthwatch operates at national level through Healthwatch England and at a local level through local Healthwatch. Local Healthwatch operates in each upper tier local authority area. Local Healthwatch Service will help to ensure that the views and feedback from local people are an integral part of local commissioning across health and social care. To ensure that Lancashire County Council (the Authority) fulfils its statutory responsibility in relation to the creation of Healthwatch Lancashire ('the Service'), the Provider, in delivering the Service will: Promote and support the involvement of local people in the commissioning, provision and scrutiny of local care services. Enable local people to monitor the standard of local care services and whether / how they could / ought to be improved. This includes the right to carry out 'Enter and View' visits on premises where publically funded care services are provided as part of its role in gathering evidence. Obtain the views of people about their need for and their experiences of local care services and making these views known to persons responsible for commissioning, providing, managing or scrutinising local care services. Make reports and recommendations about how local care services could or ought to be improved. Provide advice and information about access to local care services so choices can be made about local care services. Additional information: The tender can be found on the Authority's Oracle Sourcing Portal under the RFQ number 15304635. Amended versions of the tender are denoted at the end of the RFQ number by a comma followed by an amendment number. Search results will display any and all amended versions of the tender. The latest version is determined as being the RFQ number with the highest amendment number. You may only make a submission against the latest amendment. Where you have made a submission against a tender that is subsequently amended you will be required to resubmit prior to the submission deadline.",
        "datePublished": "2021-09-15T09:43:54+01:00",
        "status": "complete",
        "classification": {
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "id": "85000000",
            "description": "Health and social work services"
        },
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "North West",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "North West",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "North West",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],
        "value": {
            "amount": 1620000,
            "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "procurementMethod": "open",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure (below threshold)",
        "tenderPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2021-10-15T10:00:00+01:00"
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
            "startDate": "2022-04-01T00:00:00+01:00",
            "endDate": "2025-04-01T23:59:59+01:00"
        },
        "suitability": {
            "sme": true,
            "vcse": true
        },
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5488b30-a7c6-491e-9ad8-2523ec625874",
                "datePublished": "2021-09-15T09:43:54+01:00",
                "format": "text/html",
                "language": "en",
                "dateModified": "2021-09-15T09:46:26+01:00"
            },
            {
                "id": "2",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "url": "https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/isupplier/"
            }
        ]
    },
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/v2gr32H4",
            "name": "Lancashire County Council",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Lancashire County Council",
                "scheme": "GB-SRS",
                "id": "sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/v2gr32H4"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Fishergate",
                "locality": "Preston",
                "postalCode": "PR18XJ",
                "countryName": "England"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Jackie Riley",
                "email": "jackie.riley@lancashire.gov.uk",
                "telephone": "01772 531282"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-CFS-190942",
            "name": "People First Independent Advocacy",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "People First Independent Advocacy"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "People First Conference Centre, Milbourne Street, Carlisle, CA2 5XB"
            },
            "details": {
                "scale": "sme",
                "vcse": false
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/v2gr32H4",
        "name": "Lancashire County Council"
    },
    "awards": [
        {
            "id": "ocds-b5fd17-21f28cb8-edf0-4887-a266-83d84dabc3cf-1",
            "status": "active",
            "date": "2021-11-23T00:00:00Z",
            "datePublished": "2021-12-01T09:51:20Z",
            "value": {
                "amount": 967338.21,
                "currency": "GBP"
            },
            "suppliers": [
                {
                    "id": "GB-CFS-190942",
                    "name": "People First Independent Advocacy"
                }
            ],
            "contractPeriod": {
                "startDate": "2022-04-01T00:00:00+01:00",
                "endDate": "2025-04-01T23:59:59+01:00"
            },
            "documents": [
                {
                    "id": "1",
                    "documentType": "awardNotice",
                    "description": "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder",
                    "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4411d210-c8f3-4e46-acc0-8a55c168d1f8",
                    "datePublished": "2021-12-01T09:51:20Z",
                    "format": "text/html",
                    "language": "en"
                },
                {
                    "id": "2",
                    "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                    "url": "https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/isupplier/"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}