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title: "Flexible Agreement for Learning Disability Supported Living Services - Transforming Care - PAN Lancashire"
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# Flexible Agreement for Learning Disability Supported Living Services - Transforming Care - PAN Lancashire

Buyer: LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-daeb9a5e-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The Lancashire County Council is seeking suppliers for a Flexible Agreement for Learning Disability Supported Living Services, aligned with the Transforming Care Agenda. This procurement is categorised under health and social work services, with a significant contract value expected between £20 million and £150 million. The tender process, initiated through an open procurement method, is currently in the award stage, with key dates including a published date of 4th July 2016 and an active contract period starting from 28th October 2016 and running until 27th October 2020. The location for service delivery is the North West region of the United Kingdom.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social care, particularly those providing support services for individuals with learning disabilities and autism. Suppliers classified as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to engage. Given the anticipated demand for placements following in-patient stays, companies with experience in community-based care provision will be particularly well-suited to compete in this contract opportunity.

## Notice

In line with the national Transforming Care Agenda Lancashire County Council (LCC) has been working closely in partnership with the Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and Blackpool, and Blackburn with Darwen local authorities, to consider the provision required for people with learning disabilities and/or autism who display behaviour that challenges, including those with a mental health condition and require a placement in the community following an in-patient stay or to prevent an in-patient admission. Due to the estimated discharges in the next 12 months within the Pan-Lancashire area, a Flexible Agreement has been developed. This is intended to be an interim agreement and will initially be in place for one year with the option to extend for up to a further three years if required. This is to allow the time to develop further commissioning options for Transforming Care whilst allowing us to have an initial agreement in operation as early as October 2016, to allow Transforming Care placements to be commissioned with suitably selected providers via this Flexible Agreement. Social value has been considered throughout the development of the service specification and is part of the evaluation methodology. Please note that the original RFQ in relation to this tender has been amended due to a revision to the selection criteria in relation to CQC ratings. LCC requires a Provider to be registered with CQC for the regulated activity of Personal Care by the tender deadline of the 12th August 2016 however if a Provider nominates an office that is currently unrated as it has not yet been inspected by CQC then your Submission will not be disregarded on that basis, however at the point when the office has its first inspection you must inform the lead officer immediately and your nominated office must meet the requirements of either outstanding, good or requires improvement (latter with robust justification). Prior to contract award where the status of your nominated office does not meet the requirements for the Flexible Agreement your Submission will be disregarded. Following contract award if any provider is given an overall rating of requires improvement or inadequate for the nominated office the Contracting Body reserves the right to suspend/terminate the agreement depending on its own judgement. The RFQ on the e-tendering system has been amended to reflect this along with all the tender documents. The tender deadline will be extended to the 12/08/16 to allow providers sufficient time to consider submitting a bid having taken into account the revised criteria. Additional information: Please Note: Value of Contract The Total Contract Value is expected to be between PS20m and PS150m.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bb5ddb69-adfe-4fcb-a3a7-84ae6f49e8bc |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Feb 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Aug 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Oct 2016 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2016 - 27 Oct 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £150,000,000 |
| 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 | 39 |
| Supplier names | ACCESS COMMUNITY SERVICES; AFFINITY SUPPORT PEOPLE; AFFINITY TRUST; ALTERNATIVE FUTURES GROUP; ASPIRATIONS CARE; AUTISM INITIATIVES; CARITAS CARE; COMMUNITY INTEGRATED CARE; CONSENSUS COMMUNITY SUPPORT; CRAEGMOOR SUPPORTING YOU; CREATIVE SUPPORT; DIMENSIONS (UK; GUARDIAN HOMECARE; HF TRUST LTD (KNOWN AS HFT; HOME GROUP; IMAGINE INDEPENDENCE; INTEGRATE (PRESTON & CHORLEY; LIFEWAYS PARAGON; MACINTYRE; MOSAIC; NESTOR PRIMECARE SERVICES LTD T/A ALLIED HEALTHCARE; ORMEROD HOME TRUST; POTENS; PRAXIS CARE; ROYAL MENCAP SOCIETY; ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DEAF PEOPLE T/A ACTION ON HEARING L; SCENARIO MANAGEMENT; SELECT SUPPORT PARTNERSHIPS; SHAW HEALTHCARE (GROUP; SPECIALIST CARE TEAM; SUNNYFIELD SUPPORT SERVICES; SUPPORTED HOMES; THE NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY T/A NAS SERVICES; THERA NORTH; TOGETHER TRUST; TURNING POINT SERVICES; UBU (REGISTERED AS NORTHER LIFE CARE; UNITED RESPONSE; VOYAGE 1 LTD T/A VOYAGE CARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 15 Feb 2017 at 11:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bb5ddb69-adfe-4fcb-a3a7-84ae6f49e8bc
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/027cf088-ae7a-4095-8a8d-a4580912402d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bb5ddb69-adfe-4fcb-a3a7-84ae6f49e8bc
  15th February 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/027cf088-ae7a-4095-8a8d-a4580912402d
  4th July 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/web/?siteid=6864&pageid=41137&e=e
  To apply, please select this link

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