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LPS CARE - Provider List for Break Time, Day Time and Night Time Services for Children and Young People with Disabilities - RFQ 15315157

Country:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Sector:
Health and social work services
Deadline:
29 Mar 2027

AI Summary

Lancashire County Council is seeking to establish a Provider List of organizations capable of delivering home care and short break services for children and young people with disabilities in Lancashire, England. The list will encompass six distinct service categories: Break Time (Lot 1a), Break Time Plus (Lot 1b), Day Time Short Breaks (Lot 2a), Day Time Personal Care (Lot 2b), Night Time Overnight Short Breaks (Lot 3), and Intensive Positive Behaviour Support (Lot 4).

Providers can apply to join the open list at any time during its term, subject to meeting predetermined selection criteria. New applications will be evaluated annually, or sooner if ten new applications are received within a given period. The Provider List is intended for a duration of five years with an option to extend for a maximum total of seven years.

Service contracts will be awarded through a "call-off" process, enabling Lancashire County Council to select providers from the list based on specific service requirements. This framework aims to ensure consistent and accessible support services for children and young people with disabilities in Lancashire.

Description

Lancashire County Council (the Authority) wishes to establish an open Provider List of Break Time and Short Breaks Providers who are suitable, capable and experienced to deliver the required services. This will greatly improve choice and the ability to meet the needs of children and young people with appropriate services.
Short Breaks Services ("the Services") are essential for children with disabilities, their parents and their carers, to ensure better outcomes and to prevent escalation of their needs, where possible.
The term 'short breaks' describes services that help adult parent/carers to more effectively provide care for their disabled child by providing them regular breaks
The Services commissioned from the Provider List are listed below and will support the Authority in fulfilling its statutory duty to provide a full range of Short Break Services to children/young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities ("SEND") which is sufficient to assist their primary carers to continue to provide care or to do so more effectively.
The Lots have been developed to cover the range of Services available and have been grouped to align to the service area types and Service User's needs.
Applicants are invited to apply for all or any of the following Lots and there is no restrictions for the number of lots they can successful in:
Lot 1a Break Time
Lot 1b Break Time Plus
Lot 2a Day Time Short Breaks
2b Day Time Personal Care
Lot 3 Night Time Overnight Short Breaks
Lot 4 Intensive Positive Behaviour Support

It is intended that the Provider List will remain effect for 5 years, with option to extend on one or more occasions, save that the length of this Provider List Agreement shall not exceed a maximum of 7 years. Service Contracts can be awarded as call-off contracts as detailed within the ITP.
This procurement procedure is considered to be subject to the Light Touch Regime under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
The Provider List is an open list: Applicants can apply to join during its term if the Applicant satisfies the selection, quality and price requirements and is able to deliver the Service as described in the Service Specifications. Evaluations of new Applications will take place annually as detailed in the ITP. The Authority reserves the right to evaluate sooner. Exact Application Evaluation deadlines dates will be communicated via the Sourcing portal as an online discussion or any other format which the Authority stipulates. It is the Authority's intention to evaluate new Applications annually or once 10 new Applications are received, whichever occurs sooner. All instructions on how to participate and apply to join the Flexible Agreement, evaluation criteria, terms and conditions and documents to be returned can be found on following webpage within the Contact details & attachments section of this Opportunity notice.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?: Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?: Yes
Links

  • https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-procurement/tenders/lps-care-reopening-of-the-provider-list-for-break-time-home-care-and-short-breaks-services-for-children-and-young-people-with-disabilities-lcc10029/

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