Planning

ASC0288 - Soft Market Testing - Home Care Service, Leicester

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

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Planning

10 Nov 2022 at 12:44

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Leicester City Council is undergoing a soft market testing exercise for recommissioning its Home Care Services in Leicester. This pre-procurement phase allows potential providers to express interest and provide input for service development. Interested parties must complete questionnaires by 18th November 2023 to participate.

This opportunity falls under the Health and social work services category, with a focus on the East Midlands region. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate. The Leicester City Council serves as the buying organisation for this phase, which is currently in the planning stage.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ASC0288 - Soft Market Testing - Home Care Service, Leicester

Notice Description

THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION Leicester City Council (the Authority) and the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) are recommissioning their Home Care Services, for the population of Leicester. As part of the commissioning process, the Commissioners would like to undertake a soft market test. This gives potential providers and other stakeholders the opportunity to express their interests and feed in their views. The Commissioners will use the information to appraise options and develop the Service model. To participate in this Soft Market Testing, for organisations that may be interested, either individually or as part of a consortium, please complete the Soft Market Testing questionnaire. The questionnaire can be found by copying and pasting the following the web link into your web browser: https://forms.office.com/r/hHkaGhkSbB Commissioners would also like to invite the views of Home Care provider staff. For Home Care provider staff that may be interested, please complete the Home Care provider staff questionnaire. The questionnaire can be found by copying and pasting the following the web link into your web browser: https://forms.office.com/r/zPv3Lx1BVp Home Care Providers are encouraged to pass on the above link to their members of staff who would like to participate. The questionnaires must be completed and submitted before or no later than 17:00 hours on 18th November 2023. Should you experience any technical issues accessing or completing the questionnaire, please email procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk for assistance. This advert is regarding undertaking a Soft Market Test and therefore is not a call for competition. This process does not constitute a formal Tender or other competitive bidding process and will not result in the letting of a Contract. The Commissioners are using this process solely to test the market to gather information. There are therefore no formal criteria which Commissioners will use to judge your responses, and it is not our intention to provide any feedback. Please be aware that we are subject to the disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and that potentially any information we hold is liable to disclosure under that Act.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-04abe6db-39ad-4328-83bb-88540124425c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9039c520-d4de-47c9-853f-baf436b56a8f
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Nov 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
18 Nov 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE1 1FZ
Post Town
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF21 Leicester
Delivery Location
TLF East Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Further Information

Notice Documents

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