--- title: "Market Engagement - Assessed Specialist Individual Daytime Short Breaks (including buddying) Opportunities for Disabled Children" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5ddaa343-f9cc-4a0c-9418-a9362a9307e1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5ddaa343-f9cc-4a0c-9418-a9362a9307e1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5ddaa343-f9cc-4a0c-9418-a9362a9307e1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5ddaa343-f9cc-4a0c-9418-a9362a9307e1.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL" published: "2023-07-21" --- # Market Engagement - Assessed Specialist Individual Daytime Short Breaks (including buddying) Opportunities for Disabled Children Buyer: HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5ddaa343-f9cc-4a0c-9418-a9362a9307e1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5ddaa343-f9cc-4a0c-9418-a9362a9307e1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5ddaa343-f9cc-4a0c-9418-a9362a9307e1.json) ## Summary The Herefordshire Council is planning a Market Engagement event for businesses interested in delivering assessed specialist individual daytime short break services for disabled children. The event aims to engage with suppliers to ensure they are aware of and can bid for procurements. This opportunity falls under the Health and social work services industry category and is open for engagement until 11th August 2023. This tender presents an opportunity for SMEs and VCSEs to compete for providing short break services under the supervision of the All ages Commissioning Team at Herefordshire Council. Businesses interested in health and social work services tailored for disabled children in England could find this tender suitable for growth. The event offers insights on finding council opportunities, successful bidding strategies, and networking possibilities, creating an environment for businesses to interact and potentially secure contracts with the council. ## Notice Herefordshire Council will be running a Market Engagement event for all businesses interested in delivering assessed specialist individual daytime short break services for Herefordshire Council. Herefordshire Council procures services across a wide range of business areas and wish to engage with suppliers to ensure that organisations have the best opportunity to be aware of and bid for procurements. The All ages Commissioning Team are responsible for the commissioning, monitoring and management of Short breaks services. The aim is to support the council to ensure there is a sufficient range of short break services available locally to meet the needs of disabled children and their parents/carers in the county. The service will provide support hours either in the child's family home or in their local community. The number of hours each child requires will be based on their assessed need and to be delivered over a number of sessions throughout the year. The event will cover a range of topics including information of where to find council opportunities, how to successfully bid for them and specific information about the upcoming opportunity together with opportunities to ask questions and network. To book your place please express an interest in this opportunity on our e tender portal (www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk) and we will send you a MS Teams invite through the messages section the opportunity the Monday prior to the event. Please go to our etender portal www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk and search under Herefordshire Council to access further documentation and express an interest in the market engagement Additional information: Please go to our etender portal www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk and search under Herefordshire Council to access further documentation and express an interest in the market engagement ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/25e67d54-dc14-4c42-934e-5f58c88a15e9 | | 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 | 21 Jul 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 11 Aug 2023 | | 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 | HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL | | Locality | HEREFORD | | Post town | Hereford | | Postcode | HR4 0LE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | | ITL 3 | TLG11 Herefordshire, County of | | Local authority | Herefordshire, County of | | Electoral ward | Widemarsh | | Westminster constituency | Hereford and South Herefordshire | | 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 - 21 Jul 2023 at 13:35 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/25e67d54-dc14-4c42-934e-5f58c88a15e9 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/25e67d54-dc14-4c42-934e-5f58c88a15e9 21st July 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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