Planning

ASC0263 - Soft Market Testing - Community Opportunities

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

05 Mar 2021 at 09:35

Market Engagement Notice
Planning

03 Feb 2021 at 13:52

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council is currently in the planning stage for a soft market testing initiative titled "ASC0263 - Soft Market Testing - Community Opportunities". This tender relates to health and social work services targeted at individuals aged 18 and over within the Leicester area. Interested parties should respond by submitting a questionnaire by 14:00 on 5 April 2021. The goal of this engagement is to gather insights that will shape the eventual tendering process, which is anticipated to commence in June/July 2021, paving the way for new contracts to be established in April 2022.

This soft market testing provides a valuable opportunity for businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), to influence the formulation of community services. Businesses with expertise in health and social care provision, community development, and flexible service delivery are particularly well-suited to participate. By engaging in this process, companies can position themselves favourably for future contract opportunities with Leicester City Council, thereby fostering growth and expansion in a competitive market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ASC0263 - Soft Market Testing - Community Opportunities

Notice Description

THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION Leicester City Council is recommissioning its Community Opportunities services, potentially for people aged 18 and over, located within the boundary of the city of Leicester. This new service will include services that have previously been referred to as 'day care', 'community opportunities' or 'flexible short breaks. It is anticipated that tenders for the community opportunities arrangements will be sought in June/July 2021 to enable new contract(s) to begin from April 2022. 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 commissioners will use to judge your responses, and it is not our intention to provide any feedback. To participate in this Soft Market Testing, organisations that may be interested, 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=4ae797c5-db49-eb11-8106-005056b64545 The completed questionnaire must be returned electronically by email before or no later than 14:00 hours on 05 April 2021 to the email address procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk with the subject heading 'Completed SMT Q - CO'.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-95d335cc-3b3d-43d4-8450-01ee6e87bf20
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aee02df0-29e1-4162-ae36-1f9a065cd8c5
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

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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Mar 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
5 Apr 2021Expired
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
Jasmin Dhonsi
Contact Email
procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1164546125

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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