Planning

ASC0253 - Soft Market Testing - Supported Living Services

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

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Planning

15 Apr 2019 at 09:28

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council is currently in the planning stage of a public procurement process titled "ASC0253 - Soft Market Testing - Supported Living Services". This initiative focuses on health and social work services, specifically aiming to recommission supported living services. The location for this procurement is Leicester, East Midlands, United Kingdom, with a key engagement deadline set for 10 May 2019. Interested providers should complete a Soft Market Testing questionnaire, which is essential for expressing interest and providing input regarding the service model. This questionnaire must be submitted electronically before the deadline.

This procurement process presents an excellent opportunity for businesses in the health and social services sector looking to expand their offerings. Organisations that specialise in supported living services or related community services would be particularly well-suited to engage in this soft market testing. By participating, potential providers can influence the service specifications and positions themselves for future competitive tendering opportunities that will emerge when Leicester City Council seeks formal bids in November 2019.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ASC0253 - Soft Market Testing - Supported Living Services

Notice Description

THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION Leicester City Council is recommissioning its supported living services. It is anticipated, that tenders for the next set of supported living arrangements would be sought in November 2019 to enable new contract(s) to begin from November 2020. 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 about the potential service model and service definitions. The commissioners will use the information to appraise options and further develop the specification. 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 and ascertain the level of interest in this particular service. There are therefore no formal criteria which we will use to judge your responses, and it is not our intention to provide any feedback. To participate in this Soft Market Testing, interested organisations that may be interested in tendering at a later stage, either individually or as part of a consortium must complete a Soft Market Testing questionnaire. The questionnaire can be found by copying and pasting the following web link into your web browser: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=5f9dc577-d65a-e911-80f3-005056b64545 The completed questionnaire must be returned electronically by email before or no later than 14:00 hours on 10 May 2019 to the email address procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk with the subject heading 'Completed SMT Q - SL'

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-45e2d2c0-6453-4c5b-bd71-e21816485b14
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d3bc77f-995f-4881-858e-c855e62d1ccb
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
Not specified
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
£108,178,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Apr 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
10 May 2019Expired
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
Yatish Shah
Contact Email
procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1164542348

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

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