Planning

Additional operational resource for Care Act assessments and Capital Drop assessments

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

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Planning

15 Dec 2023 at 14:42

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Essex County Council is seeking additional operational resources for Care Act assessments and Capital Drop assessments. This procurement opportunity falls under the health and social work services industry category. The process is currently in the planning stage, with an engagement end date set for 12th January 2024. The Council intends to conduct a six-month pilot starting around 1st May 2024, and the service is open to SMEs and VCSEs.

This tender represents an opportunity for businesses to provide Care Act and Capital Drop assessments services to support Essex County Council. Suitable businesses would include those with qualified and experienced social workers. The Council's current commissioning intentions, including a soft market test questionnaire, are available on their e-tendering portal. Interested parties must submit responses by 12th January 2024, with further details and the procurement timetable to be published in the corresponding Contract Notice prior to the formal launch of the procurement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Additional operational resource for Care Act assessments and Capital Drop assessments

Notice Description

Essex County Council ("the Council") is inviting prospective providers to participate in a soft market test in preparation for a proposed sub-threshold procurement opportunity to secure an external provider to conduct Care Act assessments and Capital assessments ("assessments") on behalf of the Council under delegated authority. This soft market test is designed to secure market feedback on the current commissioning intentions for this service. However, the Council currently envisages that this service will be conducted as a six (6) month pilot from circa 1st May 2024, subject to the finalised procurement timetable including the mobilisation requirements. The successful provider will be required to provide suitably qualified, experienced and registered social workers to undertake an initial batch of 250 assessments. Please be advised that the scope of any further work following the conclusion of this pilot would be subject to a formal internal review of the pilot including the requisite governance approval. The Council reserves the right to refine the scope of the procurement following the market engagement for this project. Therefore, the final scope of the procurement including but not limited to the contract duration and confirmed procurement timetable will be published in the corresponding Contract Notice prior to the formal launch of the procurement. Further details of the Council's current commissioning intentions for this service and a suite of soft market test questions can be located via the Council's e-tendering portal, ProContract: https://procontract.due-north.com/ Please note that you will need to undertake the registration process to secure a user account to access the soft market test questionnaire on ProContract. However, please be advised that the registration process is free of charge and provides access to all the current and forthcoming procurement opportunities for Essex County Council alongside several other public sector organisations. Please note that the deadline for the soft market test responses will be 17:00 on Friday 12th January 2024 and all responses must be submitted via the online questionnaire in ProContract. Additional information: For the avoidance of any further doubt, please be advised that the specified scope and budget of the service within this notice is provided for indicative purposes only due to the requirements of the online form and remains subject to confirmation by the Council. Likewise, the inclusion of any dates for the proposed procurement opportunity are provided for indicative purposes only and the Council reserves the right to amend this information following confirmation of the procurement timetable for this project. Full details of the structure of this procurement and associated timetable will be detailed within the corresponding Contract Notice in due course. However, please note that the specified response deadline within this notice relates to the submission requirements for the soft market test only. Further details regarding the current commissioning proposals for this service alongside a copy of the soft market test questionnaire can be accessed via the Council's e-tendering portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-6ac942df-6f49-4ed6-b880-591b86066559
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/043bd67a-a4c5-469f-ab68-bb1c2156639c
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
£160,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
12 Jan 2024Expired
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
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHELMSFORD
Postcode
CM1 1QH
Post Town
Chelmsford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH36 Heart of Essex
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
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Moulsham and Central
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Further Information

Notice Documents

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