--- title: "ASC0294 - Carers Support Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-25f5d1e9-8777-4621-9489-78c6c503b417" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-25f5d1e9-8777-4621-9489-78c6c503b417" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-25f5d1e9-8777-4621-9489-78c6c503b417.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-25f5d1e9-8777-4621-9489-78c6c503b417.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL" published: "2023-04-25" --- # ASC0294 - Carers Support Service Buyer: LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-25f5d1e9-8777-4621-9489-78c6c503b417 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-25f5d1e9-8777-4621-9489-78c6c503b417) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-25f5d1e9-8777-4621-9489-78c6c503b417.json) ## Summary The Leicester City Council is planning to commission a carers support service. The tender process is at the planning stage with an engagement end date set for 12th May 2023. The service falls under the industry categories of Health and social work services, Other community, social and personal services, and Provision of services to the community. The tender, titled ASC0294 - Carers Support Service, is open to SMEs and VCSEs, with opportunities for market engagement and feedback. This tender for the carers support service by Leicester City Council offers opportunities for businesses in the health and social work services sector, community service providers, and other relevant organisations. SMEs and VCSEs are particularly well-suited to compete in this tender. Businesses interested in providing carer support services to Leicester should take note of the engagement end date, which marks an important milestone in the procurement process aiming for a new contract to begin from July 2024. ## Notice Leicester City Council is considering commissioning a carer support service for Leicester. It is anticipated, dependent upon an engagement exercise, that tenders for this service would be sought in January 2024, to enable a new contract to begin from July 2024, immediately after the end of our current contract providing carer support services to Leicester. As part of the commissioning process, the Council is undertaking a soft market test to gauge the views and interest of the market in providing this training. The Council shall use the feedback from the SMT to appraise options and identify a preferred option for implementation. This might result in a tender exercise for this service. 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, then please complete the Soft Market Testing questionnaire that can be found by clicking on the link below, and then email your completed questionnaire to the email address provided by no later than 12:00 noon on 12th May 2023. Please note this is not a call for competition. The Council welcomes the opportunity to engage with and appreciate your assistance in providing us with your views. However you should note that in any subsequent procurement exercise the Council will have to comply with our legal obligations and that neither the intention nor the purpose of this soft market testing exercise is to confer any advantage upon its participation in any future procurement process. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/825ffe89-70f7-4131-9f5c-ddbc05703d49 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Apr 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 12 May 2023 | | 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 | LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | LEICESTER | | Post town | Leicester | | Postcode | LE1 1FZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester | | Local authority | Leicester | | Electoral ward | Castle | | Westminster constituency | Leicester South | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 75200000 - Provision of services to the community - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 25 Apr 2023 at 08:58 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/825ffe89-70f7-4131-9f5c-ddbc05703d49 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/825ffe89-70f7-4131-9f5c-ddbc05703d49 25th April 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=abb7e162-44e3-ed11-8121-005056b64545 ASC0294 - Carers Support Service ## Notice URLs - http://www.leicester.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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