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title: "Sensory Services - Market Testing"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "SOLIHULL MBC (SOL)"
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# Sensory Services - Market Testing

Buyer: SOLIHULL MBC (SOL)  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2515d72e-979b-497f-b066-49addd6968c9

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## Summary

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (Solihull MBC) is initiating a market testing process for their Sensory Services programme. The procurement is in the planning stage and falls under the Health and Social Work Services industry category, with a specific focus on sensory impairments affecting adults within Solihull, West Midlands, UK. The key engagement end date for this initial planning phase is set for 29th November 2024. This process aims to gather input from the market to help shape the service model before re-tendering the sensory services contract. The service includes specialist information, assessments, reablement activities, statutory social care assessments, and maintaining registers in compliance with the Care Act 2014.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social work services, particularly those with expertise in supporting individuals with sensory impairments. Companies that provide specialised equipment, training, and rehabilitation services or those experienced in conducting social care assessments and support planning will find this tender to be a strategic opportunity for growth. Engagement in this market testing phase allows businesses to influence the final tender requirements, making it ideal for entities looking to establish or expand their footprint within the public sector’s adult sensory services market.

## Notice

Solihull Council currently commissions a sensory service to provide a range of different levels of intervention, according to need, for adults in Solihull who have sensory impairments. This includes people who are Deaf, Deafened, Hard of Hearing, Blind, Visually Impaired or who have Dual Sensory loss, with the service having five core elements as follows: * Specialist information, advice and guidance * To undertake assessments and provide appropriate specialist equipment; this includes provision of minor aids and adaptations and follow up review where needed * Reablement activities such as mobility training, independent living skills, communications skills and training to carers or personal assistants as appropriate to support independent living. * Carry out statutory Adult Social Care assessments, support planning and reviews - for individuals who are deaf, deafened, hard of hearing and dual sensory loss. * Maintaining the Blind and Partially Sighted Register to ensure that the guidance related to the Care Act 2014 and the Care and Support (registers) Regulations 2014 is adhered to with consideration that registration is voluntary, and contact should be made within two weeks of receiving the Certificate of Vision Impairment (CVI) to offer registration. The Council wants to engage with the market to support the shaping of the adults Sensory Service model before progressing to retender this service. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d927d1e9-1341-47bf-b77d-03a812791c6a |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 29 Nov 2024 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOLIHULL MBC (SOL) |
| Locality | SOLIHULL |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B91 3QB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG32 Solihull |
| Local authority | Solihull |
| Electoral ward | St Alphege |
| Westminster constituency | Solihull West and Shirley |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
- 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
- 85320000 - Social services

## Release History

- 29 Aug 2024 at 13:32 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d927d1e9-1341-47bf-b77d-03a812791c6a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d927d1e9-1341-47bf-b77d-03a812791c6a
  29th August 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

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