Non-CQC regulated care and support services

Non-CQC regulated care and support services commissioned or arranged by your authority. Please provide the following:

1. Service Categories and Spend For the most recent financial year available, please provide:

a. A breakdown of non-CQC regulated services commissioned (e.g. supported living, floating support, day opportunities, prevention services, housing-related support)

b. The total annual spend for each service category

c. The approximate number of service users supported within each category (if available)

2. Provider Details For each of the service categories above, please provide:

a. A list of the current providers delivering these services

b. The number of providers per category

c. The approximate annual spend per provider (banded if necessary, e.g. £0-£500k, £500k-£1m, etc.)

3. Commissioning and Procurement Structure

a. The name of the team(s) responsible for commissioning or brokerage of these services

b. The route to market used (framework, approved provider list, dynamic purchasing system, spot purchasing)

c. The name(s) of any procurement portals or systems used (e.g. Proactis, Due North, In-Tend, etc.)

4. Provider Onboarding and Opportunities

a. Details of how new providers can apply to deliver non-CQC regulated services

b. Whether there are currently open frameworks or dynamic purchasing systems

c. The expected dates of renewal or reopening for any relevant frameworks/DPS (if known)

5. Market Overview

a. Total number of providers engaged by the authority for non-CQC regulated care

b. Total annual spend across all non-CQC regulated services

6. Where exact figures are not available, please provide estimates or the closest available data.

1a. This information is publicly available on the contract register which can be accessed at Lincolnshire County Council

b. LCC does not hold the data to split between regulated and non-regulated services

c. LCC does not record CQC regulated/non CQC regulated service components.  

2a-b Lincolnshire County Council

c. LCC does not record this information,

3a. Strategic Commissioning and Public Health within the Adult Care and Community Wellbeing directorate

b. This will depend on the requirements of the service, the market conditions, and the agreed strategy for the procurement of the services. The Council currently utilises frameworks, open select lists, spot contracts, and individual contracts to deliver services.

c. Panacea https://app.panacea-software.com/lcc/eRFX-Suppliers/

4a. All opportunities to deliver services to the Council will be published on the Panacea tender portal. Potential providers are encouraged to register with the site and submit tenders where they believe they can deliver services.

b. Please check with the Panacea tender portal where all tender opportunities are available.

c. The recommissioning of services will typically begin 12 to 18 months prior to the end of the contract. The relevant notices will be published on Find A Tender. The tender opportunity will be published on the Panacea tender portal. Exact dates will be unknown and any published data will be subject to change.

5a. This information is publicly available on the contract register which can be accessed at Lincolnshire County Council

6. The FOI Act is for recorded information only