Planning

Soft Market Test for Special Education Needs & Disability: Information Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

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Planning

24 Dec 2024 at 10:58

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council is planning a procurement process titled "Soft Market Test for Special Education Needs & Disability: Information Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)." This procurement falls under the Health and Social Work Services industry category and will take place in England, United Kingdom. It is currently at the planning stage, with the engagement end date set for 17th January 2025. The primary goal is to gather insights from potential providers about the service model and specification principles for a planned service commencing on 1st July 2025. The anticipated budget for this initiative is £660,000.

This tender offers a significant opportunity for businesses, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), to engage in shaping a critical support service for families and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. Firms specialising in providing educational, health, and social care support services are well-suited to participate. The soft market test is a non-competitive process designed to assess interest and gather valuable feedback, which can help businesses understand market demands and influence the final service specification.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Soft Market Test for Special Education Needs & Disability: Information Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)

Notice Description

THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION Leicester City Council is considering commissioning a Special Educational Needs & Disability Information Advice Support (SENDIASS). This will be to provide information advice and support for those families and young people who require additional support to access education, health, and social care, due to a special educational need and disability (SEND). The service is designed to meet the statutory duties on provision of information advice and support under the Children and Families act (2014) and SENDIASS Minimum standards (2018). It is anticipated that this service would need to commence by the 1st of July 2025. As part of the commissioning process, the authority is undertaking 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 specification principles. 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 authority is 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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-4cb8bb32-c1af-451c-a3a8-ac389252236a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/25c921eb-d784-438f-9c4d-c8cab8ef36f8
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

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£660,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Dec 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
17 Jan 2025Expired
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
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Further Information

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