LPS - CAPH - Community Equipment Service Market Engagement Phase 2
Helping Shape the Next Community Equipment Service
The Community Equipment Service loans a variety of disability related equipment to children and adults across all 12 areas in Lancashire plus the two unitary authorities. The equipment helps people to maintain and maximise their independence, enable them and their carers to be safely supported and improve their quality of life. The provision of equipment makes a significant contribution to promoting independence, facilitating hospital discharge and avoiding admission to hospital or care homes. Lancashire County Council (LCC) is procuring a single provider framework agreement between LCC and the service provider whereby partnership organisations* have the option to call-off the framework agreement.
*Partnership Organisations includes Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Integrated Care Board, and Blackburn with Darwen Council. Blackpool Council may be a Partnership Organisation, this will be confirmed in the tender documents.
We are undertaking a market engagement exercise to inform the forthcoming procurement of Community Equipment Service. The purpose of this questionnaire is to seek feedback from the market to help shape our approach and refine the draft procurement documents.
The Market engagement Questionnaire include the following Sections:
- Volume Data
- Pricing Schedule and Price Evaluation Criteria
- The approach to Technical Equivalents and Equipment and Assessment and Technical Specifications
- Service Specification
- Social Value Criteria
- Market Appetite
Please see the below all documents which this engagement focuses on. These are draft documents/information at this stage. Within each section of the questionnaire, the name of the relevant documents to refer to will be listed.
The questionnaire can be accessed here:
Community Equipment Service Market Engagement Phase 2
The deadline for submitting your feedback is Friday 22 May at 10:00am.
The proposals outlined do not constitute a commitment to any particular procurement approach and may be amended at the Authority’s discretion. Participation in this market engagement process does not bind the Authority to adopt any suggestions, feedback, or recommendations received. Tenderers must rely solely on the final tender documentation when preparing and submitting their tenders.