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title: "Soft Market Test: Commissioning of a Prevention Review across Leicestershire County Council"
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# Soft Market Test: Commissioning of a Prevention Review across Leicestershire County Council

Buyer: LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3155f03c-5eda-4745-85bb-624d7bee9b0c

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## Summary

The Leicestershire County Council is conducting a procurement process titled "Soft Market Test: Commissioning of a Prevention Review." The procurement falls under the industry category of Health and social work services and Business and management consultancy services. The process is currently at the planning stage, with an engagement end date set for 16th July 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses interested in providing consultancy services related to preventative activities in social care and health sectors. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations would be well-suited to compete. The Council aims to gather market interest and potential options for future procurement, seeking views to determine the best approach for delivering efficient and cost-effective preventative services.

## Notice

The purpose of this Soft Market Test (SMT) is to gather interest from the market and to investigate potential options for Leicestershire County Council (LCC) to define and develop the most efficient and cost-effective target operating for preventative services. The high level objectives are: * A review of high spend/agreed priority services across the authority that undertake preventative activity - primarily focusing on activities that reduce spend in Social Care and Health. * Recommendations to be developed around opportunities to deliver savings as outlined above * Potential piloting/testing of outline recommendations to provide evidence to confirm approaches and assumptions. * Using evidence-based decision making, trend analysis and comparison to the wider market to make sufficient recommendations on an agreed structure for Preventative activity across these services. * Be clear on responsibilities, right people in the right roles. * Remain compliant with any statutory duties. * Deliver cost efficiencies, to ensure we secure value for money services. This is not a call for competition. At this stage the Council is seeking views from the market to determine options for a future procurement. Suppliers who are interested in this opportunity are encouraged to complete the attached questionnaire.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9c2fa7b-0e45-4286-b45e-1f5a6f138985 |
| 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 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 16 Jul 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 | LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE3 8RA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Blaby |
| Electoral ward | Glenfield Faire |
| Westminster constituency | Mid Leicestershire |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 25 Jun 2024 at 13:24 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9c2fa7b-0e45-4286-b45e-1f5a6f138985

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9c2fa7b-0e45-4286-b45e-1f5a6f138985
  25th June 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=551be3b3-da32-ef11-812c-005056b64545
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## Notice URLs

- https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html

## Provenance

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