Planning

ASC0288 - Soft Market Testing - Home Care Service, Leicester

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

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Planning

10 Nov 2022 at 11:58

Summary of the contracting process

The Leicester City Council and the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland NHS Integrated Care Board are recommissioning their Home Care Services in Leicester. This tender falls under the Health and social work services category. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage with the deadline set for 18th November 2023. The process involves a soft market test to gather information from potential providers and stakeholders. The aim is to develop the service model before seeking tenders in June 2023 for new contracts starting from June 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in health and social work services to participate in providing home care services to the population of Leicester. Businesses that offer community, social, or personal services will find this tender well-suited for growth opportunities. Interested parties must complete the soft market testing questionnaire by the deadline to express their interests and contribute to shaping the future service model. The procurement process is led by the Leicester City Council in collaboration with the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland NHS Integrated Care Board.

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Notice Title

ASC0288 - Soft Market Testing - Home Care Service, Leicester

Notice Description

THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION Leicester City Council (the Authority) and the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) are recommissioning their Home Care Services, for the population of Leicester. 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. The Commissioners will use the information to appraise options and develop the Service model. To participate in this Soft Market Testing, for organisations that may be interested, either individually or as part of a consortium, please complete the Soft Market Testing questionnaire. The questionnaire can be found by clicking the below web link or copying and pasting the below web link into your web browser: https://forms.office.com/r/hHkaGhkSbB Commissioners would also like to invite the views of Home Care provider staff. For Home Care provider staff that may be interested, please complete the Home Care provider staff questionnaire. The questionnaire can be found by clicking the below web link or copying and pasting the below web link into your web browser: https://forms.office.com/r/zPv3Lx1BVp Home Care Providers are encouraged to pass on the above link to their members of staff who would like to participate. The questionnaires must be completed and submitted before or no later than 17:00 hours on 18th November 2023. Should you experience any technical issues accessing or completing the questionnaire, please email procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk for assistance.

Lot Information

ASC0288 - Soft Market Testing - Home Care Service, Leicester

In addition to the II.1.4 Short Description, please note the following: It is anticipated that Tenders for the Home Care Services arrangements will be sought in June 2023 to enable new contract(s) to begin from June 2024. This Prior Information Notice is regarding undertaking a Soft Market Test and therefore is not a call for competition. 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. There are therefore no formal criteria which Commissioners will use to judge your responses, and it is not our intention to provide any feedback. Please be aware that we are subject to the disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and that potentially any information we hold is liable to disclosure under that Act. For this reason, we would strongly advise that any information you consider to be confidential is labelled as such. The Authority may also decide to include certain information in the publication scheme which the Authority maintains under the Act. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 ("FOIA"), members of the public or any interested party may make a request for information to the Authority. The Authority will consider the disclosure of any information, contained in the SMT questionnaire, subject to the exemptions the FOIA.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0380b9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031813-2022
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

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
10 Nov 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 May 2023Expired
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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL
Additional Buyers

LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contact Name
Miss 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)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
TLF21 Leicester

Local Authority
Blaby
Electoral Ward
Glenfield Faire
Westminster Constituency
Mid Leicestershire

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