--- title: "Emergency Care Response Service Market Engagement Questionnaire - response required" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5aa56b39-1437-4b3d-a783-9b4f383081a6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5aa56b39-1437-4b3d-a783-9b4f383081a6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5aa56b39-1437-4b3d-a783-9b4f383081a6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5aa56b39-1437-4b3d-a783-9b4f383081a6.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2022-02-04" --- # Emergency Care Response Service Market Engagement Questionnaire - response required Buyer: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5aa56b39-1437-4b3d-a783-9b4f383081a6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5aa56b39-1437-4b3d-a783-9b4f383081a6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5aa56b39-1437-4b3d-a783-9b4f383081a6.json) ## Summary The Hampshire County Council is seeking responses for the "Emergency Care Response Service Market Engagement Questionnaire," aimed at gathering interest for a new service to address short-term staffing challenges in adult social care settings across the Hampshire area during the COVID-19 pandemic. This planning stage initiative is classified under health and social work services (CPV code: 85000000) and is set to engage potential providers until 23:59 on 14 February 2022. Interested parties can access the questionnaire through the provided link and are encouraged to share their insights regarding the market availability of such services. This tender presents a significant opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) operating in the health and social care sector to expand their reach and capabilities. By participating in this market engagement exercise, businesses can showcase their capacity to provide flexible staffing solutions in response to the urgent needs identified by Hampshire County Council, positioning themselves as potential service providers in the future. ## Notice Hampshire County Council are wanting to implement an Emergency Care Response (ECR) service, which is a short-term service to support adults social care settings experiencing short term staffing difficulties or failure across the Hampshire County Council (HCC) area, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ECR Service will allow the Council to access a pool of care staff during a period of time each week to address any immediate needs related to staff shortages, allowing the provider additional time in which to overcome their difficulties or seek alternative means of support. We are gathering information from the market to find out how much interest there would be in providing this type of service. The questions within the questionnaire are being asked to help steer us in the direction that would be beneficial to the market. To respond to the questionnaire please go to https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/Home and search for AS18936 Emergency Care Response Service Market Engagement. The questionnaire will be available to view from 04/02/2022 to 14/02/2022 9am. Please note this is a market engagement exercise there is no guarantee the Council will choose to tender following this. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/94f74017-7b7e-4ab9-8f6f-801cf993702f | | 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 | 4 Feb 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 14 Feb 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 | HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | WINCHESTER | | Post town | Southampton | | Postcode | SO23 8UJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ36 Central Hampshire | | Local authority | Winchester | | Electoral ward | St Michael | | Westminster constituency | Winchester | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 4 Feb 2022 at 13:53 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/94f74017-7b7e-4ab9-8f6f-801cf993702f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/94f74017-7b7e-4ab9-8f6f-801cf993702f 4th February 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/Home ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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