Planning

HCC - Jul 25 - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) - Residential Placements for Children and Young People aged 7 years and above with Challenging Behaviour and Complex Needs across four sites

HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Planning

04 Jul 2025 at 11:28

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
PlanningUpdate

30 Jun 2025 at 12:39

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Planning

23 May 2025 at 11:41

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Hertfordshire County Council is engaging in a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for the provision of Residential Placements for Children and Young People aged 7 and above with challenging behaviour and complex needs across four sites: Brickendon, Cassiobury, Clothall, and Melbourne. The current procurement process is in the planning stage, with an upcoming Provider Event on 17 July 2025 at their Stevenage base. Interested organisations must submit their Provider Questionnaires by 12:00 Noon on 31 July 2025. This initiative, categorized under health and social work services, is planned within the UKH23 region, specifically targeting services for complex needs management.

This PME presents growth opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social care services, particularly those adept in managing challenging behaviours and complex needs. The tender is suitable for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Businesses with expertise in trauma, mental health, and special educational needs may find this engagement highly relevant. While the PME stage itself is not a formal procurement process, participation can position businesses to better prepare for the potential tender processes that may follow, fostering collaborations and enhancing service delivery frameworks.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

HCC - Jul 25 - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) - Residential Placements for Children and Young People aged 7 years and above with Challenging Behaviour and Complex Needs across four sites

Notice Description

Hertfordshire County Council (The 'Council') is carrying out PME in relation to the provision of Residential Placements for Children and Young People aged 7 years and above with Challenging Behaviour and Complex Needs across four sites (Brickendon, Cassiobury, Clothall and Melbourne.) The Council will consider the feedback received to help inform the Council's options and further decision making. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process, and the Council is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the PME shall not prevent any provider participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PME shall place any provider at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in the PME will be at each organisations own cost. No expense in responding to this PME will be reimbursed by the Council.

Planning Information

The Council is carrying out PME in relation to this project. The Council will consider the feedback received to help inform the Council's options, requirements and further decision making. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and the Council is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the PME shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PME shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in the PME will be at each organisation's own cost. No expense in responding to this PME will be reimbursed by the Council. To access the PME documentation please visit the Council's e-tendering system Supply Hertfordshire, run by Intend at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire and follow the on-screen guidance. To view this opportunity please click on `Tenders` then `Current` and then scroll down to the project title. - Selecting 'View Details' on the relevant opportunity - Clicking the 'Express Interest' tab The Council is seeking expressions of interest and the option for organisations to attend a PME Provider Event on 17 July 2025 at 14.00. This will take place at the Council's Stevenage base of either Farnham House or Robertson House. Please note that attendance requests for the PME Provider Event (which should be no more than 2 representatives from each organisation) must be received by 12.00 noon on Monday 14th July 2025. Please send your requests to attend the PME Provider Event to cyp.cla@hertfordshire.gov.uk, stating the names of all attendees, with email and telephone contact details. In addition, to participate in this PME, organisations must return their completed Provider Questionnaire (Appendix A of the PME Document), together with any supporting documents, through the Correspondence area of this project by the return deadline of 12.00 Noon on 31 July 2025, as per the PME documentation and e-tendering system. If your organisation is registered on Find A Tender Service (FTS), you can upload your Questionnaire/Response and click Submit Return to submit it. Questionnaires received after the deadline may not be reviewed at the Council's sole discretion. Please make sure that you have submitted your Provider Questionnaire following the instructions within the PME documentation and e-tendering system. The Council will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their Provider Questionnaire. If you are experiencing problems with the Supply Hertfordshire website, In-Tend offer a help section which includes a dedicated UK support desk which can be contacted via email: support@in-tend.co.uk or Telephone: +44 1144070065 for any website/technical questions, Monday to Friday, 8:30-17:00. To ensure you receive email alerts and notifications from our system, please add the email domain `@in-tendorganiser.co.uk` to your Safe Senders list.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-052243
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037413-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
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
£19,384,820 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
15 Sep 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 May 2026 - 31 May 2029 3-4 years
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
HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
strategic.procurement@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
HERTFORD
Postcode
SG13 8DQ
Post Town
Stevenage
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
Delivery Location
TLH23 Hertfordshire CC
Local Authority
East Hertfordshire
Electoral Ward
Hertford Castle
Westminster Constituency
Hertford and Stortford

Further Information

Notice Documents

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