Opportunity

Living Well at Home PDPS

  • Lancashire County Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-010676

Published 13 April 2023, 3:09pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Lancashire County Council

Fishergate

Preston

PR18XJ

Contact

Procurement Care-Health

Email

caphprocurement@lancashire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1772538206

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD4 - Lancashire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-procurement/

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/isupplier/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/isupplier/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Living Well at Home PDPS

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Lancashire County Council is establishing a Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS), "the Living Well at Home PDPS" to enable the purchase of various Services for adults.

The Services have been divided into the following Lots:

• Lot 1 - Regulated Care Services by the Care Quality Commissioner

o Lot 1a - Short Term Care at Home

o Lot 1b - Homecare Services

o Lot 1c - Extra Care Services

• Lot 2 - Non-Regulated Support Services

Please see procurement documents for more information.

Applicants are invited to apply for all or any of the Lots, there are no restrictions on the number of Lots that Applicants apply for, however the Applicant must ensure they meet the relevant Core and Lot Specification(s) for the Lot they choose to apply for. Additionally, the Applicant needs to ensure they have the resources available to carry out work in their chosen Lot(s).

The Living Well at Home PDPS will be an open arrangement with no restrictions on the number of Service Providers who can be awarded a place on the PDPS. There will be an initial application phase to award places on the Living Well at Home PDPS within the Lots. Please see procurement documents for details: https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-procurement/tenders/living-well-at-home-pdps/

Following the initial application phase (Round 1), the PDPS will reopen, and evaluations of new Applications will be held annually approximately between May and September of each year. The Authority reserves the right to evaluate new Applications sooner and/or amend the evaluation dates. Evaluation dates will be published on the Authority's e-tendering portal as a message or any other format which the Authority stipulates.

This Living Well at Home PDPS Agreement is for use by each of the Contracting Bodies identified in the contract notice.

• Lancashire County Council

• NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB)

• Blackburn with Darwen Council

Total values stated include the estimated spend of call -off from the PDPS from all contracting bodies.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £4,155,200,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 1 Regulated Care Services

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD4 - Lancashire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This is care and support delivered to Individuals, in their own accommodation (with their own front door) whose occupation of the property is entirely independent of the care and support arrangements (which remain at all times a visiting arrangement).

The Authority will have the ability to commission the following Services from the PDPS across the life of the arrangement under Lot 1 - Regulated Services:

• Short Term Care at Home (formerly Reablement and Crisis contracts)

• Homecare Services (formerly Homecare Framework)

• Extra Care Services

Please see ITP documents for more information

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

144

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

See II.2.11.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The initial PDPS period will be 48 months (4 years), after such time the Authority may extend the PDPS two further times at 48 months (4 years) each, provided that the total duration of the PDPS does not exceed 144 months (12 years).

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 2 Non Regulated Support Services

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD4 - Lancashire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This is support delivered to Individuals living in their own homes. This type of support does not include personal care and instead is a support service assisting with identified needs in accordance with the Care Act Eligibility determinations:

• Admission avoidance

• Reducing the reliance on formal care and support

• Practical support in the home in order to reduce reliance on formal care and support

• Outcome based support in the community to support with practical things such as time management, social activities, mood management, to prevent social isolation or would offer direct support to people e.g., signposting and wellbeing visits.

The Authority will have the ability to commission the following Services from the PDPS across the life of the arrangement:

• Short Term Help and Support (formerly Hospital Aftercare contracts)

• Other Non-regulated Support Services to be determined.

See the ITP Documents for more information

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

144

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

See II.2.11.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The initial PDPS period will be 48 months (4 years), after such time the Authority may extend the PDPS two further times at 48 months (4 years) each, provided that the total duration of the PDPS does not exceed 144 months (12 years).


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

31 July 2035

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

1 August 2035

Local time

10:00am

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure

The time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate as stated above is for the end of the PDPS.

The Living Well at Home PDPS will be an open arrangement with no restriction of the number of Service Providers who can be awarded a place on the PDPS. There will be an initial application phase to award places on the Living Well at Home PDPS within the Lots. Following the initial application phase (Round 1 - see ITP documents for dates), the PDPS will reopen, and evaluations of new Applications will be held annually approximately between May and September of each year. The Authority reserves the right to evaluate new Applications sooner and/or amend the evaluation dates. Evaluation dates will be published on the Authority's e-tendering portal as a message or any other format which the Authority stipulates.


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice - The High Court

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom