Hello, 

Request for Information under the Freedom of Information Act (2000) 

We are writing to acknowledge receipt of your enquiry of Wednesday 21^st
December 2022 in which you request the disclosure of information.

We can confirm that your enquiry will now be assigned to an officer who
will commence a search for the information you require, and they will
respond within 20 working days. Should we envisage any delays, or require
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If you have any queries about the above, please do not hesitate to contact
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Information Governance Team

Legal, Governance & Registrars.

Lancashire County Council

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Dear Ian,

Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Further to your request for information, made under the provisions of the
above Act, please see below our response.

Request and Response:

Answers completed from a commissioning perspective. Since covid-19,
contract monitoring meetings have not been reinstated. The NHS
commissioners have led on contract meetings of the paediatric services,
and instigated a recovery plan.

The providers commissioned have the detailed breakdowns requested here.

┌────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────┐
│1.     Number of hours of EHCP OT │This is part of the management of │
│provision commissioned annually │the commissioned provider (see │
│ │answer to Q7) │
├────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│  │This is part of the management of │
│ │the commissioned provider (see │
│2.     Number of hours of EHCP OT │answer to Q7) │
│provision that is unfulfilled at │ │
│this current moment │ │
│ │ │
│  │ │
├────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│  │This is part of the management of │
│ │the commissioned provider (see │
│3.     Number of children waiting │answer to Q7) │
│for OT assessments to form their │ │
│EHCP │ │
│ │ │
│  │ │
├────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│  │All paediatric OT provision is │
│ │outsourced. │
│4.     What proportion of your │ │
│organisation’s annual requirement │How they proportion this is part of│
│for EHCP OT provision is delivered │their management of the services. │
│by an outsource independent │ │
│provider? │ │
│ │ │
│  │ │
├────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│  │  │
│ │ │
│5.     If you commission an │Other / direct relationships. │
│independent provider to deliver the │ │
│OT element of EHCPS’ on your behalf,│A tendering process was considered,│
│please can you advise what │but the provider market for a │
│commissioning mechanism you use: │competitive tender process was │
│ │practically non-existent. │
│a.     Through frameworks │ │
│ │ │
│b.     Direct relationships │ │
│ │ │
│c.      Preferred Supplier lists │ │
│ │ │
│d.     Other (please elaborate) │ │
│ │ │
│  │ │
├────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│6.     Where is your framework │n/a │
│published? │ │
│ │ │
│  │ │
├────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│7.     Who are your current │There are 3 suppliers of the OT │
│Paediatric preferred suppliers for │contract for the Lancashire County │
│providing EHCP OT provisions │Council area: │
│ │ │
│a.     Name of supplier │Lancashire & South Cumbria │
│ │Foundation Trust for the following │
│b.     Cost per assessment │districts: │
│ │ │
│c.      Cost per treatment session │ • Preston │
│ │ • South Ribble │
│d.     Travel and mileage costs │ • Chorley │
│ │ • West Lancashire │
│ │ • Ribble Valley │
│ │ • Hyndburn │
│ │ • Rossendale │
│ │ • Burnley │
│ │ • Pendle │
│ │ │
│ │  │
│ │ │
│ │Blackpool Teaching Hospitals for │
│ │the following districts: │
│ │ │
│ │ • Fylde │
│ │ • Wyre │
│ │ │
│ │  │
│ │ │
│ │University Hospitals of Morecambe │
│ │Bay for the following district: │
│ │ │
│ │ • Lancaster │
│ │ │
│ │  │
├────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│8.     Do you have a ceiling price │Lancashire County Council do not │
│for commissioning occupational │record this information │
│therapy EHCP OT provision? │ │
├────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│9.     If yes, please give indicate │  │
│costs for: │ │
│ │Lancashire County Council do not │
│a.     Cost per assessment │record this information │
│ │ │
│b.     Cost per treatment session │ │
│ │ │
│c.      Travel and mileage costs │ │
│ │ │
│  │ │
├────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│10.   Who is the main contact/team │N/A │
│responsible for EHCP provision and │ │
│allocation of therapy? │ │
│ │ │
│a.     Name │ │
│ │ │
│b.     Job title │ │
│ │ │
│c.      Email │ │
│ │ │
│d.     Telephone number │ │
└────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────┘

If you have any queries regarding any of the above, or you require any
additional information, please do not hesitate to contact the team quoting
reference number 4047346 (AA4).

We trust that our response is to your satisfaction, and your request will
now be closed as of this date.

Yours sincerely

Information Access Officer

Information Governance Team

Lancashire County Council

T:  0300 123 6701

W: [1]www.lancashire.gov.uk

From: Ian Charlton <[FOI #930879 email]>
Sent: 21 December 2022 16:17
To: Freedom of Information <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - EHCP Information Request

Dear Lancashire County Council, Under Freedom of Information Act, I would
like to request the following information: 1. Number of hours of EHCP OT
provision commissioned annually 2. Number of hours of EHCP OT provision
that is unfulfilled at this current moment 3. Number of children waiting
for OT assessments to form their EHCP 4. What proportion of your
organisation’s annual requirement for EHCP OT provision is delivered by an
outsource independent provider? 5. If you commission an independent
provider to deliver the OT element of EHCPS’ on your behalf, please can
you advise what commissioning mechanism you use: a. Through frameworks b.
Direct relationships c. Preferred Supplier lists d. Other (please
elaborate) 6. Where is your framework published? 7. Who are your current
Paediatric preferred suppliers for providing EHCP OT provisions a. Name of
supplier b. Cost per assessment c. Cost per treatment session d. Travel
and mileage costs 8. Do you have a ceiling price for commissioning
occupational therapy EHCP OT provision? 9. If yes, please give indicate
costs for: a. Cost per assessment b. Cost per treatment session c. Travel
and mileage costs 10. Who is the main contact/team responsible for EHCP
provision and allocation of therapy? a. Name b. Job title c. Email d.
Telephone number Please do not hesitate to contact me on 01252675058
should any aspect of my request require clarification. Yours faithfully,
Laura Tilling
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