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title: "Southend-On-Sea Market Engagement for Mental Health Wellbeing, Recovery College and Peer Support Service"
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# Southend-On-Sea Market Engagement for Mental Health Wellbeing, Recovery College and Peer Support Service

Buyer: ATTAIN  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4fa94134-38be-4a64-a67c-842e06609d2b

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "Southend-On-Sea Market Engagement for Mental Health Wellbeing, Recovery College and Peer Support Service" is initiated by Attain, which represents the Integrated Commissioning Team across Southend-on-Sea Borough Council and NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups. This process falls within the health services industry and is currently at the planning stage, with a key milestone—the engagement end date—set for 22nd August 2018. The market engagement event aims to gather feedback and insights from suitable service providers, allowing them to understand the intentions of the commissioners for future service provision across Southend, Castle Point, and Rochford.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the health sector, particularly those focused on mental health services, educational support, and community engagement. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) will find this an advantageous prospect to showcase their services and contribute to improving mental health support in the region. Prospective bidders are encouraged to engage actively, as participation in the market event allows for networking and establishing valuable connections with the commissioning body.

## Notice

The Integrated Commissioning Team, across Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, Southend NHS Clinical Commissioning Group and Castle Point and Rochford NHS Clinical Commissioning Group, is considering options for the future commissioning of a 'Mental Health wellbeing, Recovery College and Peer Support Service' ('the Project'). As part of a wider engagement and consultation exercise we are inviting suitably qualified service providers to attend a Market Engagement Event the purpose of which is to inform the market of the intentions of the Integrated Commissioning Team for this provision across Southend, Castle Point and Rochford. The Commissioners are keen to receive market feedback, and would welcome provider views in relation to this service. The market engagement event will offer a further opportunity to engage with stakeholders and for prospective service providers to learn more about the services. The format of the event will be a Presentation from the Commissioners followed by a Q & A session. After the Presentation, the Integrated Commissioning Team will make available 20 minute 1-to-1 slots on a first come first served basis to answer more detailed questions and capture feedback. There will also be focused group work and networking opportunities throughout the afternoon. The information gathered will be used to inform the Commissioners' service model and future procurement plan. The closing date for registering attendance is 5pm on 22nd August 2018. Due to limitations of space, attendance is restricted to a maximum of 2 representatives per organisation. In order to express an interest in attending this event, please log into the eTendering Portal here: https://attain.force.com/s/ and complete the required booking form within the Response Requirements section for the relevant Project. You will need to be registered with the eTendering Portal to respond to the opportunity. Please Note: Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken by you prior to any subsequent procurement is a matter solely for your own commercial judgment. The Commissioners reserve the right to withdraw from the process at any time or to not tender the service(s) or to tender on a different basis. In such circumstances, and in any event, The Commissioners and/or their advisors shall not be liable for any costs or loss of expenses whatsoever incurred by any organisation, agent or subsidiary that may have contributed to any proposals submitted to this notice. Registering: Click on 'Register' on the left hand side of the screen in Attain's eTendering Portal: https://attain.force.com/s/ and search for the project 'Mental health wellbeing, Recovery College and Peer Support Service' and / or the Contract Ref: C0067 via 'My Proposals and Quotes' or the 'Find Opportunity' link. Additional information: To register on the eTendering Portal: Click on Register on the left hand side of the screen in Attains eTendering Portal: https://attain.force.com/s/. Once you are logged into the eTendering Portal you can access the relevant project via My Proposals and Quotes or searching for it using Find Opportunity page using the title Mental Health wellbeing, Recovery College and Peer Support Service and / or use the Contract Ref: C0067. There are a number of helpful Supplier User Guides to support you to navigate the eTendering Portal on the front page here: https://attain.force.com/s/ with regard to registering and logging in, finding opportunities and getting alerts, expressing interest, responding to opportunities, asking questions and submitting a response. Help Desk contact details: Phone: 02920 444257 Email: support@atamis.co.uk Attain is conducting this market engagement as agent for and on behalf of the Contracting Authorities and will be the main point of contact for all activities relating to the market engagement and all information being disseminated as part of this market engagement is being provided on behalf of the Contracting Authorities.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/884ab9f7-a022-461e-bc5b-74db9ea480e4 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| 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 | 23 Jul 2018 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 22 Aug 2018 |
| 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 | ATTAIN |
| Locality | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA |
| Post town | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS1 9SB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH31 Southend-on-Sea |
| Local authority | Southend-on-Sea |
| Electoral ward | Victoria |
| Westminster constituency | Southend East and Rochford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 23 Jul 2018 at 08:37 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/884ab9f7-a022-461e-bc5b-74db9ea480e4
- 23 Jul 2018 at 08:34 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/547fc32b-54b0-4547-8341-4e5966caae21
- 23 Jul 2018 at 08:32 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1ad4a49e-e889-4b9b-81c0-aa1a23ffa4bb
- 23 Jul 2018 at 08:29 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dced5d0a-8030-4ab1-8e68-5b39b0466078
- 23 Jul 2018 at 08:22 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/510ea710-db55-4241-9dbf-581f93e0e334
- 23 Jul 2018 at 07:36 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d9974737-51d4-4237-a911-2afe7f39b8cc
- 23 Jul 2018 at 07:23 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4eb3b440-988d-4b0c-89a3-45056a1410a8
- 20 Jul 2018 at 16:36 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b1f57575-a366-49be-9194-4e8a16993003

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/884ab9f7-a022-461e-bc5b-74db9ea480e4
  23rd July 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/547fc32b-54b0-4547-8341-4e5966caae21
  23rd July 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1ad4a49e-e889-4b9b-81c0-aa1a23ffa4bb
  23rd July 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dced5d0a-8030-4ab1-8e68-5b39b0466078
  23rd July 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/510ea710-db55-4241-9dbf-581f93e0e334
  23rd July 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d9974737-51d4-4237-a911-2afe7f39b8cc
  23rd July 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4eb3b440-988d-4b0c-89a3-45056a1410a8
  23rd July 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b1f57575-a366-49be-9194-4e8a16993003
  20th July 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://atamis-6400.cloudforce.com/sfc/p/0N000001NQON/a/0N000000bx7T/8SEsh9P1NJxzuSNoz3OqhpR0N6nbQrKXRbDZgS8QND8
  Supplier User Guide for Atamis

## Notice URLs

- https://attain.force.com/s/

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