--- title: "Soft Market Testing Exercise for Children & Young People's Home & Community Support" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-52267c2a-c960-4061-a617-0ec3b3a3efba" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-52267c2a-c960-4061-a617-0ec3b3a3efba" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-52267c2a-c960-4061-a617-0ec3b3a3efba.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-52267c2a-c960-4061-a617-0ec3b3a3efba.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2022-09-09" --- # Soft Market Testing Exercise for Children & Young People's Home & Community Support Buyer: CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-52267c2a-c960-4061-a617-0ec3b3a3efba [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-52267c2a-c960-4061-a617-0ec3b3a3efba) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-52267c2a-c960-4061-a617-0ec3b3a3efba.json) ## Summary The Cambridgeshire County Council is conducting a Soft Market Testing Exercise for Children & Young People's Home & Community Support. This planning stage tender, classified under health and social work services, aims to engage with providers experienced in Home Care, Domiciliary Care, and Community Support in the United Kingdom. The engagement end date is set for 10th October 2022. This tender presents an opportunity for SMEs and VCSEs interested in providing Home & Community Support for children and young people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Providers may join a framework/DPS or opt for block contracts, with engagement details available via a short questionnaire. For further information, businesses can contact the Children's Commissioning Team at Childrenscommissioningteam@cambridgeshire.gov.uk. ## Notice The Children's Commissioning Team, who work across Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) and Peterborough City Council (PCC) are looking at our arrangements for Home & Community Support for children & young people. We are seeking to engage with providers who have experience providing Home Care, Domiciliary Care and/or Community Support. Please follow the link below to complete a short questionnaire that will take 5-10 minutes and will inform how Children's Commissioning develop Home & Community Support provision for children and young people going forward. Currently CCC and PCC use a Home & Community Support Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to procure Home & Community Support for children and young people across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. This DPS is also used to procure support for adult service users. Children's Commissioning are looking at having separate arrangements for children and young people. We are also looking at contracting arrangements; in terms of having a new framework/DPS or introducing block contract options as well. Generally speaking, providers can seek to join a framework/DPS; if successful, providers then pick up referrals and be paid on an hourly rate basis. These referrals are not guaranteed and can vary. Block contracts relate to providing a particular number of hours support over a year for a fixed sum. For more information including previous spend and activity levels within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, please contact Childrenscommissioningteam@cambridgeshire.gov.uk. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f803b9d7-65b1-4988-852a-52c0d967194b | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | 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 | 9 Sep 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 10 Oct 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 | CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | HUNTINGDON | | Post town | Peterborough | | Postcode | PE28 4YE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC | | Local authority | Huntingdonshire | | Electoral ward | The Stukeleys | | Westminster constituency | Huntingdon | | 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 - 9 Sep 2022 at 09:34 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f803b9d7-65b1-4988-852a-52c0d967194b - 9 Sep 2022 at 09:32 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/61b23572-5702-4b42-8ff6-3543d0c97d0e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f803b9d7-65b1-4988-852a-52c0d967194b 9th September 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/61b23572-5702-4b42-8ff6-3543d0c97d0e 9th September 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=ZLMn4x4EUUyC8skGp4-cyXVnDhh0dAJAkdf92zS0sCRUMklaNUFKQVVWRkpUSEtXUFFWOFY0QVFYQy4u&web=1&wdLOR=c939147CC-23CF-44FF-BC63-83A1BC5BFBEF To complete the short questionnaire ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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