highest for the lead providers and then other providers meeting the minimum requirements (we will be setting a benchmark for minimum requirements) and who achieves over and above that will be asked if they would like to be included as an approved provider. 10 27.11.14 Have you set a timeline yet for We tried to map through the different scenarios and it depends on when you do get into transfers etc. ultimately who comes out successful from the process and that’s why we’ve given ourselves, we’ve built ourselves in a pretty hefty as at the last one, it was set but changed because it wasn’t working 6 month transitional period, but it all depends on the outcome of is that yet set in stone? the exercise on how we will manage that. – 11 27.11.14 So it could change? I the overall quantum in terms of the timescales that we’ve put forward won’t change the timescales that we want to do it –that’s in. It might be shorter depending on who is successful. 12 27.11.14 Just to go back on that last point No. What we have said is that you can certainly bid for all 3 but in about numbers, can a single the tender process you will have to put them in an order of provider bid for all 3 and win all 3? preference but we are only intending to award one geographical area to one individual provider. We definitely want 3 different organisations as Leads. It is one of things that we wrestled with, but in terms of making sure that in the event of a catastrophic provider failure that we had other providers capable in terms of volume in the area to pick up the work and we felt that 3 was the right number in terms of the balance. 13 27.11.14 Can I go back to the lady’s point I have got initial TUPE information. I didn’t feel it was appropriate earlier about TUPE have you to send it out at the pre-qualification stage but it will be going out – requested the TUPE data and when with the invitation to tender. will it be available? 14 27.11.14 Do the service users have any Again this is a question we wrestled with and looked into the best choice as to who they use as a practice of the personalisation drive across the country and I think provider or is it clearly down to what we are coming to is a definition within North East you? Lincolnshire that choice and control doesn’t mean choice of provider.
highest for the lead providers and then other providers meeting the minimum requirements (we will be setting a benchmark for minimum requirements) and who achieves over and above that will be asked if they would like to be included as an approved provider. 10 27.11.14 Have you set a timeline yet for when you do get into transfers etc. as at the last one, it was set but changed because it wasn’t working – is that yet set in stone? We tried to map through the different scenarios and it depends on ultimately who comes out successful from the process and that’s why we’ve given ourselves, we’ve built ourselves in a pretty hefty 6 month transitional period, but it all depends on the outcome of the exercise on how we will manage that. 11 27.11.14 So it could change? I the overall quantum in terms of the timescales that we’ve put forward won’t change –that’s the timescales that we want to do it in. It might be shorter depending on who is successful. 12 27.11.14 Just to go back on that last point about numbers, can a single provider bid for all 3 and win all 3? No. What we have said is that you can certainly bid for all 3 but in the tender process you will have to put them in an order of preference but we are only intending to award one geographical area to one individual provider. We definitely want 3 different organisations as Leads. It is one of things that we wrestled with, but in terms of making sure that in the event of a catastrophic provider failure that we had other providers capable in terms of volume in the area to pick up the work and we felt that 3 was the right number in terms of the balance. 13 27.11.14 Can I go back to the lady’s point earlier about TUPE – have you requested the TUPE data and when will it be available? I have got initial TUPE information. I didn’t feel it was appropriate to send it out at the pre-qualification stage but it will be going out with the invitation to tender. 14 27.11.14 Do the service users have any choice as to who they use as a provider or is it clearly down to you? Again this is a question we wrestled with and looked into the best practice of the personalisation drive across the country and I think what we are coming to is a definition within North East Lincolnshire that choice and control doesn’t mean choice of provider.