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title: "ASC0271 - Soft Market Testing - Improving mental and physical wellbeing of parents with vulnerabilities"
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# ASC0271 - Soft Market Testing - Improving mental and physical wellbeing of parents with vulnerabilities

Buyer: LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-42fef039-f4f0-415e-8deb-54e233109a3f

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## Summary

Leicester City Council is initiating a tender process titled "ASC0271 - Soft Market Testing - Improving mental and physical wellbeing of parents with vulnerabilities," aimed at enhancing the wellbeing of vulnerable parents within Leicester. This is part of the Health and social work services industry and is currently at the planning stage. The engagement period concludes on 23rd November 2021, and the council anticipates issuing tenders in January 2022, with a contract start date of 1st July 2022. The total estimated value for this contract is £150,000 over a three-year period.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those engaged in health and social services, community support, and wellbeing initiatives. Organisations that work with vulnerable communities, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), should consider participating. The soft market testing allows stakeholders to provide input on service specifications, making it an excellent opportunity for businesses to align their offerings with the needs of the Leicester community.

## Notice

THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION Leicester City Council intends to commission a new service to support the improvement of mental and physical wellbeing of parents with vulnerabilities. The contract value is estimated to be PS150,000 in total over three years contract period. Giving every child the best start in life is crucial to improving health outcomes and reducing health inequalities across the life course. The foundations for virtually every aspect of human development - physical, intellectual, and emotional - are set in place during pregnancy and in early childhood. Early years have a lifelong effect on health and wellbeing, educational achievement, and economic status. The aim of this initiative is to provide support to Leicester families to improve both mental and physical health outcomes in parents from vulnerable, isolated, and marginalised backgrounds. This project will also target fathers and male carers, ensuring their voices and needs are not overlooked. The provider of the service will be asked to work with these populations, located across several settings including but not limited to, mother and baby units, hostels, bedsits, and temporary accommodation. By working with partner organisations, and offering a range of activities, the service aims to reduce the social isolation of the target population in the city and will provide them with the mechanisms by which to improve their own physical and mental wellbeing. It is anticipated that tenders for the commissioning arrangement would be sought in January 2022 to enable new contract to begin from 1st July 2022. Commissioners would like to undertake a soft market test. This gives potential providers and other stakeholders the opportunity to express their interests and feed in their views about the potential service model and service definitions. The commissioners will use the information to appraise options and further develop the specification. This process does not constitute a formal tender or other competitive bidding process and will not result in the letting of a Contract. The commissioners are using this process solely to test the market to gather information and ascertain the level of interest in this service. There are therefore no formal criteria which we will use to judge your responses, and it is not our intention to provide any feedback. To participate in this Soft Market Testing, organisations that may be interested, must complete a Soft Market Test questionnaire. The questionnaire can be found by copying and pasting the following web link into your web browser: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=00ff56b4-5e36-ec11-810e-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True The completed questionnaire must be returned electronically by email before or no later than 14:00 hours on 23 November 2021 to the email address procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk with the subject heading: Completed SMT Q - HI.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/63fb7a72-74b8-432f-81a9-902d151fd68b |
| 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 | 26 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 23 Nov 2021 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £150,000 |
| 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 | 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
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 26 Oct 2021 at 13:36 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/63fb7a72-74b8-432f-81a9-902d151fd68b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/63fb7a72-74b8-432f-81a9-902d151fd68b
  26th October 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=00ff56b4-5e36-ec11-810e-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True
  Advert

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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