Is a DPS the same as a framework?

Similar idea, different mechanics — often easier to join, easier to forget to keep live. We will use the authority's name for it and follow that process, not a generic 'framework' template.

We are on the list and get no work.

That is common. Being appointed is not the same as being used. Call-offs, mini-competitions and relationships with brokerage all sit after the application. Tender writing and pricing support are usually the next conversation.

Can you keep the portal logins for us?

We can run renewals with you; the accounts should remain in your name. A provider that cannot log into its own DPS is a mobilisation risk.

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Council and NHS/ICB framework applications

Framework places are where sustainable volume comes from. Applications are long, procedural and unforgiving of gaps.

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Who it is for

Is this you?

Getting onto the frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems that carry the volume.

Providers applying to a framework or DPS

Framework places are where sustainable volume comes from, and the applications are their own discipline.

Providers entering a new authority

Each council runs its own system, and being on one list does not put you on another.

Providers renewing a place

Renewal is not automatic, and the requirements will have moved since you last applied.

What is included

What you get

Framework and DPS applications
Portal registration and upkeep
Compliance evidence
Renewal management

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Framework places are where the volume is

Spot purchases do not make a domiciliary business. Frameworks and DPS lists do. Each authority runs its own portal, its own insurance minima, its own policy checklist. Being on one list does not put you on the next. We treat each application as its own job.

Framework and DPS applications end to end
Portal registration and the annual upkeep nobody calendars
Insurance, CQC, policies and training evidence in the form they want
Renewal management before you drop off a list you forgot about

Entering a new council area

A new authority means new documentation, often a new statement of purpose geography, and a price that works in that travel pattern. We sequence registration, framework and mobilisation so you are not on a list you cannot serve.

A checklist of what this authority actually requires
Alignment with your CQC locations and statement of purpose
Rates that include the travel this catchment implies
A view of whether the list is worth being on

How it works

Foundation to growth

Step 01
Foundation
Company, insurance, banking and the statement of purpose.
Step 02
Registration
Provider application, registered manager, interview prep.
Step 03
Launch
Policies live, staff onboarded, first packages evidenced.
Step 04
Growth
Frameworks, tenders and the brand that brings enquiries in.

Questions

Common questions

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Next steps for providers

Calls, audits and the pages that convert an enquiry.