Planning

Information and Advice Services Market Engagement

SOLIHULL MBC (SOL)

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Planning

21 Oct 2024 at 10:01

Market Engagement Notice
Planning

18 Oct 2024 at 10:58

Market Engagement Notice
Planning

18 Oct 2024 at 10:30

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is in the planning stage of their public procurement process for "Information and Advice Services Market Engagement." The procurement pertains to the social services industry, classified under CPV codes 85320000, 85300000, 85000000, 98000000, and 85310000. The services will be delivered from multiple locations, including The Core in Solihull and The Bluebell Centre in Chelmsley Wood, West Midlands, United Kingdom. The main focus of these services is maintaining independence, good health, and promoting wellbeing among the community. The engagement process is scheduled to end on 21 January 2025. Interested parties should register via the Council's e-procurement system, CSW-JETS, for notifications and further details.

This tender represents an excellent business growth opportunity for companies specialising in social work, health, and community services. It is particularly well-suited for businesses that offer self-help tools, public health and wellbeing advice, leisure services, employment and educational support, legal and consumer advice, travel consultation, and specialist financial and debt advice. The Council's collaborative e-tendering portal, CSW-JETS, facilitates easy access to and notification of tender opportunities across multiple local authorities. By participating in this engagement, companies can help shape future procurements to ensure local needs are met effectively, thereby positioning themselves as key service providers in the region.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Information and Advice Services Market Engagement

Notice Description

Solihull Council currently commissions information and advice support, which is delivered from the Core in Solihull, the Bluebell Centre in Chelmsley Wood, by phone and online. These are called our Community Advice Hubs. The Community Advice Hub provides universal services with the focus on maintaining independence, good health and promoting wellbeing. This will include, but not be limited to: * Self-help tools * signposting on a wide range of issues including: o public health services, o health and wellbeing information & advice, o leisure services, o employment and education, o relationships, o legal, o consumer, o travel, o immigration and discrimination, o general debt advice, o Disability benefits and financial advice, o Fast track triage people through to Level 2 specialist services. The Council wants to engage with the market to help inform the shape of future procurements to secure the right capacity to meet local needs in the future. We propose a market testing exercise to help with this. Additional information: Please register via the Council's e-procurement system - CSW-JETS https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets CSW-JETS is a sub-regional e-tendering portal run by In-tend. Since February 2010, Coventry; Solihull; Warwickshire; Nuneaton and Bedworth; Rugby alongside other local district Councils have been working together as a shared procurement service. In conjunction with Solihull Community Housing, we have joined together to bring you a collaborative E-Tendering portal. CSW-JETS enables us to advertise our opportunities across all authorities through the same system. This means that there is a single point of contact for procurement in the sub-region so you only have to register once to receive notifications for all authorities. Registering on the portal will make it easier for local suppliers to find, respond to and be alerted to tender opportunities. Registration is free, and takes just a few minutes. When complete, you will be able to express interest in any of the Councils'/Authorities' opportunities when they are made available including this tender. In addition, we will be able to access your details whenever we have a requirement, and you may then be invited to tender or quote for work. Once you are registered and log in to the system you will be able to locate the tender opportunity, express interest and access the documentation. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-7a038adc-c013-4ce4-9c63-821f076c1839
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5ddc4c8e-adbd-450a-892a-6125e3f461a2
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
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

85300000 - Social work and related services

85310000 - Social work services

85320000 - Social 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
21 Oct 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
21 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
SOLIHULL MBC (SOL)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOLIHULL
Postcode
B91 3QB
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG32 Solihull
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Solihull
Electoral Ward
St Alphege
Westminster Constituency
Solihull West and Shirley

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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