Planning

Services for people with sight loss and dual visual and sensory impairment Service

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

08 Mar 2018 at 12:56

Market Engagement Notice
Planning

08 Mar 2018 at 12:47

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council is currently in the planning stage for a procurement process titled "Services for people with sight loss and dual visual and sensory impairment Service". This contract initiative aims to ensure that necessary services are available to meet statutory obligations under the Care Act 2014, supporting individuals in Leicester experiencing sight loss or sensory impairments. The procurement process is anticipated to commence in Autumn 2018, with services expected to start by 1st April 2019. Interested parties must submit their responses to the soft market testing questionnaire by no later than 12:00 hours on 22nd March 2018.

This tender provides significant opportunities for service providers in the health and social work services sector, particularly for voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) engaged in supporting individuals with sensory impairments. Businesses that specialise in health and social services, especially those offering tailored support for clients with visual and sensory needs, would be well-positioned to respond positively and leverage their expertise to potentially secure future contracts as the Council finalises its service commissioning strategy.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Services for people with sight loss and dual visual and sensory impairment Service

Notice Description

Leicester City Council (the Council) is planning to procure new services for people with sight loss and dual visual and sensory impairment. Procurement is anticipated to take place in the Autumn 2018 for new services to be in place from 1st April 2019. Prior to that, consultation will be carried out to gather stakeholders' views on our commissioning proposals. The purpose of the new contract will be to ensure that services are available to meet the Council's statutory obligations under the Care Act 2014 to provide support to people in Leicester who have sight loss or dual sensory impairment. As part of the commissioning process, the Council is undertaking a soft market test. This gives potential providers and other stakeholders the opportunity to express their interests and feed in their views about the commissioning proposals. This process does not constitute a formal tender or other competitive bidding process and will not result in the letting of a Contract. The Council is 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 will be used to judge your responses, and it is not our intention to provide any feedback. We would encourage you to respond if you feel this is something your organisation may have an interest in. If you would like to participate in this Soft Market Testing, please use the link below to access the questionnaire. http://www.sourceleicestershire.co.uk/contracts/show/id/16517 Please complete the Soft Market Testing questionnaire and return it to procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk with the subject heading: 'Completed SMT Q - V&SIS' before or by no later than 12:00 hours on 22nd March 2018. Additional information: If you would like to participate in this Soft Market Testing, please use the link below to access the questionnaire. http://www.sourceleicestershire.co.uk/contracts/show/id/16517 Please complete the Soft Market Testing questionnaire and return it to procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk with the subject heading: 'Completed SMT Q - V&SIS' before or by no later than 12:00 hours on 22nd March 2018.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-b53552d1-e600-42c0-85b3-577cb6432494
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9edfd804-0e0c-4223-af4e-70ecc72546df
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Mar 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
22 Mar 2018Expired
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
Procurement Officer
Contact Email
procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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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