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title: "SSD 22 12 Soft Market Testing - Home Care Provider Engagement"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2022-12-02"
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# SSD 22 12 Soft Market Testing - Home Care Provider Engagement

Buyer: DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-419fd635-b836-4a85-be63-9fbad6aa0f1a

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## Summary

The Derbyshire County Council has initiated a planning stage tender titled "SSD 22 12 Soft Market Testing - Home Care Provider Engagement" in the health and social work services category. The engagement end date is set for 19th December 2022. The tender aims to conduct a soft market engagement exercise through a provider questionnaire to develop a new Home Care service. The Council is looking for home care providers in England, United Kingdom to participate in this exercise.

This tender opportunity by Derbyshire County Council is well-suited for small and voluntary community sector enterprises. The Council is seeking input from SMEs and VCSEs to support the development of their new Home Care service. Businesses that currently provide domiciliary services are encouraged to engage with the Council to explore potential collaboration opportunities once the full tender is advertised. Participation in this process can enhance business growth in the health and social work services sector.

## Notice

Derbyshire County Council are looking to undertake a soft market engagement exercise in the form of a provider questionnaire to support and inform the development of a new Home Care service. The questionnaire is aimed specifically at home care providers who currently deliver domiciliary services on behalf of the Council. The information provided through this exercise will not be used by the Council to assess bidders as part of the forthcoming tender. Full tender documents will not be available until the tender is advertised. Please note that the start and end dates for any future service are estimated and actual dates will be confirmed when a full tender is advertised.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/509e62b4-0bc6-409b-9fd0-acb4bf00cf09 |
| 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 | 2 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 19 Dec 2022 |
| 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 | DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | MATLOCK |
| Post town | Derby |
| Postcode | DE4 3AG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF13 South and West Derbyshire |
| Local authority | Derbyshire Dales |
| Electoral ward | Matlock West |
| Westminster constituency | Derbyshire Dales |
| 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

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 2 Dec 2022 at 09:10 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/509e62b4-0bc6-409b-9fd0-acb4bf00cf09

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/509e62b4-0bc6-409b-9fd0-acb4bf00cf09
  2nd December 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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