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title: "Provision of Reablement Service in Lancashire (3 Lots) - RFQ 15162621"
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# Provision of Reablement Service in Lancashire (3 Lots) - RFQ 15162621

Buyer: LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-104fe605-7734-402b-9fe3-8c668678e867

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## Summary

The Lancashire County Council is seeking suppliers for the "Provision of Reablement Service in Lancashire (3 Lots) - RFQ 15162621" project, which falls under the health and social work services industry category. The procurement is currently in the award stage, having been published on 17th February 2017, with a tender period that closed on 31st March 2017. The total contract value is approximately £45 million, and the contract period runs from 1st August 2017 to 31st July 2019, with the possibility of an extension until July 2022. The service will operate across three distinct lots covering North, Central, and East Lancashire, allowing tenderers to bid for one or more lots, although a maximum of one lot can be awarded per tenderer.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) specialising in health and social care services. Providers that focus on enabling independence and recovery for adults, with a therapy-led approach involving occupational therapists, would be well-positioned to compete. Businesses that have experience with block contracts and can deliver intensive reablement services while emphasising prevention and well-being will find this procurement beneficial for growth and development.

## Notice

The Reablement Service forms part of the Intermediate Care Service (a range of integrated services), and supports the promotion of independence and faster recovery from illness. The Service aims to prevent unnecessary acute hospital admission, premature admission to residential care, support timely discharge from hospital, to minimise, delay or avoid the need for long term domiciliary supports and to maximise independent living. The Reablement Service is therapy led, with occupational therapists leading and managing the Service. Each Period of Reablement will be focused on the achievement of clearly defined outcomes set by the Service User and their Allocated Worker. The Service will be short term support and will involve intensive reabling / enabling support for adults. Services will have a strong focus on the prevention and wellbeing elements of the Care Act 2014. There will be an ethos of enabling rather than 'doing' for Service Users, supporting individuals to achieve outcomes and goals. Providers will be paid on a Block Contract arrangement as detailed below. The Block Contract guarantees payment for a specific number of service users for the successful Service Providers. The Service will support a minimum number of Service Users each week as determined by the Authority. The Block Contract hours paid by the Authority will represent 37 hours support to be delivered by the Service Provider per Service User. This level of support per Service User will be known as the Reablement Package. The actual number of support hours delivered by the Service Provider for each Service User of Reablement may be higher or lower depending on the needs of the Service User. The procurement will include three lots: Lot 1 North Lancashire Lot 2 Central Lancashire Lot3 East Lancashire Tenderers may bid for one or more Lots. The maximum number of Lots that may be awarded to one Tenderer is one. Additional information: Please note, the contract end-date is set at 31/07/2019 with the option to extend up to July 2022. Tenderer briefings concerning the Procurement Process will take place on Tuesday 7th March 2017 13:30 - 15:30 at Council Chamber, County Hall, Preston. Tenderers are asked to book a place at the briefing by selecting the above link titled 'Click Delegate'. There are limited places therefore only two people per organisation will be allocated a place. Tenderers will receive a confirmation email for their reservation along with full details of the programme.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b00f548-a720-4eae-a782-36d5f5e7113f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Sep 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Mar 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jul 2017 |
| Contract period | 8 Aug 2017 - 8 Aug 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £45,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £16,570,396 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | PRESTON |
| Post town | Preston |
| Postcode | PR1 8XJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD45 Mid Lancashire |
| Local authority | Preston |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Preston |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | ARK HOME HEALTH CARE; CHERISH; CRG HOME CARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 22 Sep 2017 at 09:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b00f548-a720-4eae-a782-36d5f5e7113f
- 17 Feb 2017 at 15:43 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3777a3fc-d53f-4abd-bf89-0a61dfa05acd

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b00f548-a720-4eae-a782-36d5f5e7113f
  22nd September 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3777a3fc-d53f-4abd-bf89-0a61dfa05acd
  17th February 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/web/?siteid=6864&pageid=41137&e=e
  To apply, please select this link
- https://lccsecure.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/delegate/conferenceDetails.asp?cid=22826
  Click Delegate

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