News: Recommissioning Telecare Services in Lancashire
Friday, 26th September 2014
Lancashire County Council is inviting suitably experienced organisations to complete a Pre Qualification Questionnaire in order to be considered to tender to be a 'Development Partner' for Telecare Services across Lancashire.
Primarily, the role of the Development Partner will be to ensure the effective operation of a countywide Telecare service, including establishing suitable subcontracting arrangements with organisations that specialise in specific components of the Telecare service and ensuring the various service elements operate seamlessly as one. Alongside this is the crucial element of working in partnership with the Council to implement the transformational changes which are required in order to mainstream Telecare. The Development Partner will be expected to have the technical expertise to make the necessary changes happen.
All sub-contracting arrangements are outside the scope of the tender, as establishing those arrangements will be the Development Partner's responsibility. However, Lancashire County Council is proposing to collate a register of organisations that may be interested in entering into sub-contracting arrangements with a Development Partner. The Council will share these details with shortlisted bidders at the commencement of the Invitation To Tender stage which will follow this Pre Qualification Stage.
If this applies to your organisation and you would like to be considered as a potential sub-contractor then please e-mail Jon Blackburn at jon.blackburn@lancashire.gov.uk
This will be a contract of 3 years duration initially with an option to extend up to a further 4 years and is expected to start in May 2015. This presents an exciting opportunity to be part of the recommissioning process in reshaping and expanding Telecare services in Lancashire. Contract value is approximate but expected to be in the region of £3.5m - £4.5m for the first three years (total, not per year)
Further information on how to tender, including accessing the Pre Qualification Questionnaire is available at the Council's e-tendering website:
http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/web/?siteid=6864&pageid=41137&e=e
You will need to register to access the documents but full details of the registration process are also on the website.
Questionnaires must be completed and returned electronically via the e-tendering website by 10am on Friday 24th October 2014.