Planning

ASC0269 - Soft Market Testing - 1001 Critical Days Early Speech and Language Development

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

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Planning

26 Oct 2021 at 13:48

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "ASC0269 - Soft Market Testing - 1001 Critical Days Early Speech and Language Development." This initiative falls under the health and social work services category and is aimed at developing a new service to support early speech and language growth. The engagement end date for this soft market testing is set for 23 November 2021, and the total estimated contract value is £140,000 over a three-year period. The council intends to seek tenders by January 2022, with the new contract scheduled to commence on 1 July 2022.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses focused on early childhood development, particularly those specialising in speech and language services. Organisations may bid for either or both of the two service lots: one targeting perinatal mental health support and another addressing multilingual families. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, as their expertise will be invaluable in delivering this initiative effectively. Engaging in this market testing will allow prospective providers to influence the service model and increase their chances of success in the forthcoming tender process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ASC0269 - Soft Market Testing - 1001 Critical Days Early Speech and Language Development

Notice Description

THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION Leicester City Council intends to commission a new service to support early speech and language development building upon the evidence base of the importance of the first 1001 critical days (from pre-birth to 2 years), and the recently launched Speech, Language and Communication (SLC) Strategy 2021-2025. https://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council/policies-plans-and-strategies/social-care-and-education/speech-language-and-communication-slc-strategy-2021-2025/ The contract value is estimated to be PS140,000 in total over three years contract period, with the overarching aim of building confidence within families to develop ways to support their children's early language development. There will be two lots to this service: Lot 1 will focus on supporting women with perinatal mental health needs (PS50,000 in total over three years contract period); and Lot 2 will focus on supporting families where there is more than one language spoken at home, usually where English is not the primary language (PS90,000 in total over three years contract period). Potential providers may be interested in bidding for either Lot 1 or Lot 2 or both Lot 1 and Lot 2. It is anticipated that tenders for the commissioning arrangement would be sought in January 2022 to enable new contract to begin from 1st July 2022. 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. To participate in this Soft Market Testing, organisations that may be interested, must complete a Soft Market Test 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=365a5ee7-5b36-ec11-810e-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True The completed questionnaire must be returned electronically by email before or no later than 14:00 hours on 23 November 2021 to the email address procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk with the subject heading: Completed SMT Q - 1001'.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a23f1ad5-cecc-4c16-9c7c-0ad1c4d731e0
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/01e91776-d7c5-421c-8685-4c95687eeff4
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
£140,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
23 Nov 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
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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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