Notice Information
Notice Title
Market Engagement Notice for The Provision of Foster Care Placements from the Independent Sector for Looked After Children in Northern Ireland
Notice Description
HSC wish to inform the market that they are planning to procure the provision of independent sector foster placements for looked after children in Northern Ireland. The vast majority of looked after children are cared for in foster care placements and this is consistent with the strategic direction of looked after children services in Northern Ireland. In the main these foster care placements are delivered via the health and social care (HSC) Trust's fostering services and this is set to continue. Within Northern Ireland there are also fostering placements delivered via the independent sector. The purpose of this market engagement is to prepare for this procurement, gauge the level of interest in the provision of such services and discuss the procurement plan and envisaged timelines in advance of any formal tender process. HSC considers engagement with interested providers as an important step in this procurement. To make an expression of interest please email PaLSSocialcare.Sourcing@hscni.net providing the following information: -- organisation name, -- brief description of services you provide, -- web address if applicable, Please email by close of play Monday 22nd March 2021. How HSC plan to hold market engagement is still to be determined but all interested providers will be included. Note: A Prior Information Notice (PIN) was previously dispatched on 25 October 2019 - 2019/S 210-514297. Any providers who expressed interest to the previous PIN need not express interest again since they will be included in market engagement. Note: This is not a call for tender. Market engagement is for information purposes only. Any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in a procurement exercise. Failure to show interest does not restrict providers from participating in any procurement exercise. There is no guarantee a procurement process will run. Any procurement opportunity will be advertised on eTendersni.gov.uk website. Note: The Public Contract Regulations (PCR 2015) have changed the way HSC are required to procure social and other specific services 'to the person' with the introduction of the light touch regime (LTR) -- (Regulation 74- 77 applies). A decision with regards to lots is close to being finalised.
Lot Information
Lot 1
HSC wish to inform the market that they are planning to procure the provision of independent sector foster placements for looked after children in Northern Ireland. The vast majority of looked after children are cared for in foster care placements and this is consistent with the strategic direction of looked after children services in Northern Ireland. In the main these foster care placements are delivered via the health and social care (HSC) Trust's fostering services and this is set to continue. Within Northern Ireland there are also fostering placements delivered via the independent sector. The purpose of this market engagement is to prepare for this procurement, gauge the level of interest in the provision of such services and discuss the procurement plan and envisaged timelines in advance of any formal tender process. HSC considers engagement with interested providers as an important step in this procurement. To make an expression of interest please email PaLSSocialcare.Sourcing@hscni.net providing the following information: -- organisation name, -- brief description of services you provide, -- web address if applicable, Please email by close of play Monday 22nd March 2021. How HSC plan to hold market engagement is still to be determined but all interested providers will be included. Note: A Prior Information Notice (PIN) was previously dispatched on 25 October 2019 - 2019/S 210-514297. Any providers who expressed interest to the previous PIN need not express interest again since they will be included in market engagement. Note: This is not a call for tender. Market engagement is for information purposes only. Any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in a procurement exercise. Failure to show interest does not restrict providers from participating in any procurement exercise. There is no guarantee a procurement process will run. Any procurement opportunity will be advertised on eTendersni.gov.uk website. Note: The Public Contract Regulations (PCR 2015) have changed the way HSC are required to procure social and other specific services 'to the person' with the introduction of the light touch regime (LTR) -- (Regulation 74- 77 applies). A decision with regards to lots is close to being finalised.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-02998a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004633-2021
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning 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
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
85300000 - Social work and related services
85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
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 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 30 Jun 2021Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE ON BEHALF OF HSC TRUSTS NORTHERN IRELAND
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- palssocialcare.sourcing@hscni.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ARMAGH
- Postcode
- BT61 7PR
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN07 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
- Electoral Ward
- Cathedral
- Westminster Constituency
- Newry and Armagh
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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