Official UK procurement notice
Market Engagement Short-Term Beds External Preferred Provider List (PPL)
Authority: Lancashire County Council (Local council)·On behalf of: SOCIAL VALUE PORTAL LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLancashire County Council (LCC) is undertaking an exercise to re commission the Short-Term Beds External Preferred Provider List (PPL). This service enables individuals who are either in an acute hospital or have experienced an issue at home to have a period of recovery and/or ongoing support in a bed-based setting so they can regain a level of independence and return home.
The Authority wishes to engage with key stakeholders in relation to some of the key elements of the proposed new service, including changes from the existing provision. We invite providers to attend one of the sessions where commissioners will provide an overview of the proposed service offer, intended procurement details and approximate timelines. more details can be found here: www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and… ↗
CPV: Health and social work services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 3 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “Market Engagement Short-Term Beds External Preferred Provider List (PPL)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Jun 2025, 14:28 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Jun 2025, 14:28 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031967- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0547c6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
12 Jun 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published12 Jun 2025, 14:28 BST
- Market engagement31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Please see below link for details www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and… ↗
- Contract starts211 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published12 Jun 2025, 14:28 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- SOCIAL VALUE PORTAL LTDProcuring entity10.30-11am CAPH Team Meeting
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender