Published date: 9 January 2018

Last edited date: 9 January 2018

This notice was replaced on 9 April 2018

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 9 April 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£800,000

Procurement reference

SG/CORP/LCC/18/725

Published date

9 January 2018

Closing date

9 February 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This tender is for a single provider framework agreement whereby the successful tenderer will be asked to conduct an assessment(s) of the causes of Delayed Transfers of Care and create a design(s) for improvements across one or more of the three areas of the Lancashire and South Cumbria STP footprint. Options for the delivery of the implementation plan will be included as part of this work, however the implementation phase is outside of the scope of the current tender. The final scope/detail will inform a more detailed specification for each individual assessment and design and will be provided as a call-off order under the framework agreement.

More information

Links

Additional text

The tender documents are available on Lancashire County Council's electronic tendering site: http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/web/?siteid=6864&pageid=41137&e=e.
Use of this system does not require high specification IT equipment or connections, nor high-level personal IT skills/capabilities. Access to the system/software and advice is free of charge. Please note if you do not already have a supplier account on the new e-tendering system (Oracle), you will be required to obtain a DUNS number, this can take a number of days to be issued and is required as part of the system registration, therefore, tenderers are advised to allow plenty of time for registration and to do this as early as possible during the tender period. Registration is necessary in order to view the tender details and obtain tender documentation.

About the buyer

Contact name

Sarah Goodwill

Address

2nd Floor, Christ Church Precinct
County Hall
Preston
PR1 0LD
England

Telephone

01772 538207

Email

sarah.goodwill@lancashire.gov.uk