Planning

ASC0278 - Leicester and Leicestershire Healthwatch Service

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

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Planning

28 Mar 2022 at 12:22

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Leicester City Council is initiating the planning phase for the "ASC0278 - Leicester and Leicestershire Healthwatch Service" tender, which falls under the health and social work services category. The estimated contract value is approximately £1.5 million, with a duration of five years starting from 1st April 2023. Interested parties can provide feedback on the service model until the engagement deadline of 14th April 2022. This soft market testing process offers an opportunity for potential providers to engage with the commissioning partners as they refine the service specifications before formal tendering begins later in summer 2022.

This tender creates significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those in the health and social services sector, to influence the development of the Healthwatch service model. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, as their insights may shape the procurement process. Engaging in this early stage allows businesses to position themselves competitively when the official tendering process commences.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ASC0278 - Leicester and Leicestershire Healthwatch Service

Notice Description

Leicester City Council and Leicestershire County Council (the commissioning partners) will be jointly commissioning the Healthwatch Leicester & Leicestershire (HWL&L) service. It is anticipated that tenders for the service would be sought in the summer of 2022 to enable a new contract to begin from 1st April 2023. The contract will be for five years and approximately PS1.5 million with no inflationary increase. The tender will be subject to Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment (TUPE) considerations. This Soft Market Testing process gives potential providers (and other stakeholders) the opportunity to express their interest and feed in their views about the potential service model and specification principles. The information gathered will inform the commissioning process. This process does not constitute a formal tender or other competitive bidding process and will not result in the letting of a Contract. The commissioning partners are using this process solely to test the market to gather information to ascertain the level of interest in this particular service and to appraise options and further develop the specification. Therefore, there are no formal criteria which we will use to judge your responses, and it is not our intention to provide any feedback. We would encourage you to respond if you feel this is something your organisation may have an interest in. If you would like to participate in this Soft Market Testing, then please copy and paste the web link to Due North SMT Advert below and download and complete the Soft Market Testing questionnaire located in the attachments section and then email your completed questionnaire to the email address procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk with the subject heading: 'Completed SMT Q - HW' before or by no later than 14:00 hours 14th April 2022 The Council welcomes the opportunity to engage with and appreciate your assistance in providing us with your views. However, you should note that in any subsequent procurement exercise the Council will have to comply with our legal obligations and that neither the intention nor the purpose of this soft market testing exercise is to confer any advantage upon its participation in any future procurement process.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a882b79-5d81-44c5-9a77-4b10989d41c0
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
28 Mar 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
14 Apr 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
Not specified
Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Further Information

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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