Procurement methods and current preferred routes to market specifically for community based social care services

Council's procurement methods and current preferred routes to market specifically for community-based social care services.

I am interested in understanding the procurement frameworks, agreements, or systems used by the council across the following areas:

1. Adult Community Social Care
* Please provide details on the procurement routes utilized, such as Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), Framework Agreements, Spot Purchase Agreements, HealthTrust Europe (HTE), or any other specified frameworks.
2. Mental Health and Well-being Services in the Community
* What are the procurement routes available for securing community-based mental health support services?
3. Community Supported Living and Housing Support
* Please indicate if the council uses frameworks, DPS, Spot Purchases, or any collaborative procurement partnerships, and how these are managed specifically for community supported living and housing support.
4. Community-Based Personal Care and Reablement Services
* Could you specify the preferred procurement methods for personal care and reablement services offered within community settings?
5. Learning Disabilities and Autism Support in the Community For community-based services relating to learning disabilities and autism support, please provide information on the procurement routes, including any specialist frameworks.
Additionally, for each community-based service area, please provide:
* The current and planned future procurement routes.
* The criteria or process by which new suppliers can register or apply to be considered under each procurement route.
* Any anticipated changes to the procurement routes or frameworks for these community services in the next 12 months.

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you. 

1. All contractual information is publicly available. As a local authority, Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) is required to publish all its contracts over the value of £500. All LCC contracts can be found on the Contracts Register which is available at https://procontract.due-north.com/Login. You will need to register to access the Contracts Register but this is free to complete.

2. Lincolnshire County Council has a framework for community-based services which includes mental health services.

All contractual information is publicly available. As a local authority, Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) is required to publish all its contracts over the value of £500. All LCC contracts can be found on the Contracts Register which is available at https://procontract.due-north.com/Login. You will need to register to access the Contracts Register but this is free to complete.

3-4. All contractual information is publicly available. As a local authority, Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) is required to publish all its contracts over the value of £500. All LCC contracts can be found on the Contracts Register which is available at https://procontract.due-north.com/Login. You will need to register to access the Contracts Register but this is free to complete.

5. All contractual information is publicly available. As a local authority, Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) is required to publish all its contracts over the value of £500. All LCC contracts can be found on the Contracts Register which is available at https://procontract.due-north.com/Login. You will need to register to access the Contracts Register but this is free to complete.

No decisions have been made regarding what future procurement routes will be undertaken.

Any criteria requirements for new providers will be stated in procurement documents.

As no decisions have been made regarding future procurement routes, there are no anticipated changes.