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title: "SSD 22 04 Soft Market Test Home Improvement Agency"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2022-04-21"
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# SSD 22 04 Soft Market Test Home Improvement Agency

Buyer: DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-69760ba1-7cee-426b-8588-12bbf90c58ae

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## Summary

The Derbyshire County Council is currently in the planning stage for the procurement titled "SSD 22 04 Soft Market Test Home Improvement Agency." This initiative aims to assess the capacity of the market to provide support services for vulnerable, older, disabled, and low-income homeowners in England. The engagement end date for interested parties is set for 13th May 2022, and further details can be found on the local Contracts Finder website, where relevant documents, including an early engagement notice, have been published.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), that specialise in health and social work services. Companies that can demonstrate innovative solutions for housing interventions and support for vulnerable populations will be well-suited to compete. Engaging in this procurement process could lead to new contracts and an expansion of services offered within the community, ultimately fostering business growth in this sector.

## Notice

This is a low cost, preventative service that provides support to vulnerable, older, disabled, low-income homeowners and private sector tenants to access funding and support for practical housing interventions from a variety of sources. This soft market testing exercise is to determine the capacity of the market to supply the service and the level of interest in any future procurement. The information provided through this exercise will not be used by the Council to assess bidders as part of the forthcoming tender. Full tender documents will not be available until the tender is advertised.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/88fbcffe-6569-4924-8e1c-fbf79e3c585a |
| 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 Apr 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 13 May 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 | DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | MATLOCK |
| Post town | Derby |
| Postcode | DE4 3AG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF13 South and West Derbyshire |
| Local authority | Derbyshire Dales |
| Electoral ward | Matlock West |
| Westminster constituency | Derbyshire Dales |
| 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

- 21 Apr 2022 at 12:24 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/88fbcffe-6569-4924-8e1c-fbf79e3c585a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/88fbcffe-6569-4924-8e1c-fbf79e3c585a
  21st April 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=5d25b521-6dc1-ec11-8113-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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