LPS Care - Living Well at Home PDPS - LCC15131

Living Well at Home

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 Living Well at Home PDPS is an open arrangement. Applicants can apply to join during its term if the Applicant satisfies the required criteria and is able to deliver the Services as described in the applicable Specifications. Evaluation of new Applications will be at each evaluation stage to be held at least annually as per the published timetable (section 2 of the ITP).

August 2024 update: Applications can be submitted at any time, however evaluation of new Applications will be in line with the timeline within the ITP. Further communication regarding the next evaluation phase will be sent via the Fusion Portal.

Please note, Applications submitted outside of this time will be collated but will not be evaluated until the evaluation stage of the next Round is open.

Please note this timetable is subject to change and the Authority reserves the right to amend or bring forward or delay future Rounds. Any changes to the procurement Timetable shall be notified to all Applicants as soon as practicable.

Summary of the Living Well at Home PDPS

The aim of the Living Well at Home PDPS is to support the delivery of the Authority's vision to enable Individual's to live as independently and healthily as possible. It will provide Individuals and their informal carers with the right level of care and support with prevention, early intervention, and the promotion of independence.

The Services have been divided into the following Lots:

  • Lot 1 – Regulated Care Services by the Care Quality Commissioner
    • Lot 1a – Short Term Care at Home
    • Lot 1b – Homecare Services
    • Lot 1c – Extra Care Services
  • Lot 2 – Non-Regulated Support Services

Please see procurement documents below 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 below for details.

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

Tender briefing

The Authority help a briefing for Applicants, the recording and presentation can be found below.

Please check the etendering portal for a record of question and answers from the session.

How to apply

To participate and join the Living Well at Home PDPS, please read all documents listed below. Applicants must complete all the required documents (as stated in the ITP) and must be returned via Oracle Fusion: 

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/fusion-supplier-portal/ under LCC15131.

Please ensure you select 'No' to 'Invitation Received' in the search options.

You must also check Oracle Fusion on a regular basis for 'messaging function', this will provide a log of any clarification questions raised by Applicants and the Authority's responses.

All aspects (documents/attachments/responses) of the application can and must be submitted via Oracle Fusion. The Authority will not accept email or hard copy/paper applications in relation to this process and you must submit your application electronically via Oracle Fusion.

All instructions on how to apply to join the Living Well at Home PDPS, evaluation criteria, terms and conditions and documents to be returned can be downloaded from the list of documents below. Please check the e-tendering portal on a regular basis.

You can access the e-tendering portal and access other useful information in relation to the e-tendering portal via the LCC website:

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/fusion-supplier-portal/ 

Procurement documentation:

RFI / RFQ of tender number * LCC15131
Contract Reference * KHSK/ACS/23/1430
Contract Title * Living Well at Home PDPS
Tender Process Closing Date *

Please see details within section 2 of the ITP.
Expressions of Interest invited before: (if applicable)  
Further Information/Documentation to be requested from (web location) * iSupplier Portal (Sourcing Supplier)
Contract Start Date * 01/08/2023
Contract End Date * 31/07/2035
Is this notice linked to another notice? * NO
Is this a sub-contract? * (Please select) NO
Annual Contract Value *  
Total Contract Value * 4,155,200,000
Is this suitable for SME (Small and Medium Enterprises)? * YES
Is this suitable for VCSE (Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise)? * YES
Please specify the Contract Type to be used * Service Contract
What Procedure Type will be used for this Procurement? * Open Procedure (OJEU)
Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance *  North West
CPV Code(s) * 85000000
NUTS Code(s)  
Description *  
Contact Name * Kirsty Harrison
Contact Email Address * caphprocurement@lancashire.gov.uk
Contact Address * County Hall, Preston
Contact Town/City * Preston
Contact Postcode * PR18XJ
Contact Telephone Number * 01772 538079
Awarding Authority * Lancashire County Council
Tender Documents are available until: * 31/07/2035

Procurement documents

Living Well at Home PDPS providers

Please see link below to list of all providers who have been awarded a place on the Living Well at Home PDPS with the following lots:

Lot 1 – Regulated Care Services by the Care Quality Commissioner

Lot 1a – Short Term Care at Home

Lot 1b – Homecare Services

Lot 1c – Extra Care Services

Lot 2 – Non-Regulated Support Services