Planning

20-278 Foster Care Recruitment Digital Marketing Services - Market Engagement & Procurement

ROTHERHAM MBC

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Planning

10 May 2021 at 16:30

Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) is planning to initiate an open tender for the provision of Digital Marketing Services for Foster Carer Recruitment. The procurement process is currently in the Planning stage, with initial market engagement set to close on 31st May 2021. The anticipated contract start date is 1st April 2022, with a potential contract length of three years, extendable by two years, and a total value of £1,000,000. The services are sought within the Business Services sector, specifically targeting marketing and recruitment services within the Yorkshire and the Humber region.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in marketing and recruitment within the Health and Social Care sector, particularly those with experience in Foster Care recruitment. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), are encouraged to participate, given the council's commitment to inclusive procurement. Potential bidders should prepare to demonstrate their compliance with RMBC's standards for ICT Systems and Software and are invited to provide feedback on the draft service specifications during the consultation phase.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

20-278 Foster Care Recruitment Digital Marketing Services - Market Engagement & Procurement

Notice Description

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) are currently preparing an open tender exercise to procure services in relation to Foster Carer Recruitment - Digital Marketing Services. In advance of this RMBC are wishing to consul with the market as detailed below. . Included within this market engagement notice are the following draft documents: * Draft Service Specification * RMBC Standards documents for ICT Systems and Software * Rotherham Fostering supporting service information * Draft tender questions . RMBC would like to seek and engage views from the market in relation to the following: 1. Views from the market in relation to the draft Service Specification 2. Views from the market in relation to the RMBC Standards documents for ICT Systems and Software 3. Views from the market in relation to the proposed method statement questions and any considerations that should be given with regard to word counts for each question. . Potential bidders should consider: . 1. Their experience in providing recruitment in a Health and Social Care setting, specifically recruiting Foster Carers. 2. Whether or not the supplier is able to comply with the requirements listed in Standards documents for ICT Systems and Software. . The Anticipated contract start date 01/04/2022 Anticipated contract length 3+1+1 years Anticipated contract value PS200,000 per annum . The closing date for this consultation is 31/05/2021 . The Anticipated latest tender issue date is 16/08/2021 The anticipated latest tender Award date is 04/01/2022 . Potential Bidders should note that if RMBC are able to bring the publishing dated forward for the tender which it is hoping to do, that this will also impact all the dates mentioned here with the exception of the closing date for the Market Engagement - Soft Market testing event closing date and the Contract Start Date which will remain as detailed. . Both the market engagement documentation detailed above and the resultant tender documents when the tender itself is published will be available from https://www.yortender.co.uk with reference DN530964. . For support with registration on the YORtender website or if you are having difficulties accessing the documents through YORtender, please contact the YORtender helpdesk on 0330 005 0352 or ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-5cd2ad19-32dc-47a6-9cc5-004fd0f25786
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/efe79682-d61c-4508-a464-7826afd8074b
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 May 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
16 Aug 2021Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2025 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ROTHERHAM MBC
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ROTHERHAM
Postcode
S60 1AE
Post Town
Sheffield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE34 Rotherham
Delivery Location
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Authority
Rotherham
Electoral Ward
Boston Castle
Westminster Constituency
Rotherham

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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