--- title: "HCC - 04/24 - Pre-Procurement Market Engagement for the Provision of a Community Counselling Service for Children and Young People aged 5-18" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-6a72d90c-dc41-49cd-accd-e2ebf258b4dc" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6a72d90c-dc41-49cd-accd-e2ebf258b4dc" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6a72d90c-dc41-49cd-accd-e2ebf258b4dc.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6a72d90c-dc41-49cd-accd-e2ebf258b4dc.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL - CHILDREN'S SERVICES" published: "2024-04-26" --- # HCC - 04/24 - Pre-Procurement Market Engagement for the Provision of a Community Counselling Service for Children and Young People aged 5-18 Buyer: HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL - CHILDREN'S SERVICES Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6a72d90c-dc41-49cd-accd-e2ebf258b4dc [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6a72d90c-dc41-49cd-accd-e2ebf258b4dc) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6a72d90c-dc41-49cd-accd-e2ebf258b4dc.json) ## Summary The Hertfordshire County Council - Children's Services is conducting a Pre-Procurement Market Engagement (PPME) for a Community Counselling Service for Children and Young People aged 5-18. The PPME aims to gather market feedback on packaging and scoping future contract opportunities. Interested parties are invited to submit completed questionnaires by 12 noon on 14th May 2024. The procurement method is an open procedure below the threshold, with a contract period starting on 1st April 2025 and ending on 31st March 2027. The procurement is classified under health and social work services, specifically social work services, community health services, health services, and social work and related services. This procurement opportunity by the Hertfordshire County Council - Children's Services presents a chance for businesses, particularly SMEs and VCSEs, to contribute to providing community counselling services for children and young people. Companies in the health and social work services sector, especially those offering social work and related services, are well-suited to compete for this contract. The open procedure nature of the procurement process allows fair competition, offering growth opportunities for eligible businesses in the East of England, United Kingdom. ## Notice Hertfordshire County Council (the "Council") is carrying out Pre-Procurement Market Engagement ("PPME") for a Community Counselling Service for Children and Young People aged 5-18 The Council is seeking input from the market as to what might be the most attractive way of packaging and scoping any future opportunity for contracts. This input will help inform any resultant procurement process. Please refer to the PPME document for more detailed information. The Council will consider the feedback received to help inform the Council's options and further decision making. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process, and the Council is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the PPME shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PPME shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in the PPME will be at each organisation's own cost. No expense in responding to this PPME will be reimbursed by the Council. Further information can be found within the attached documentation. You are invited to submit a completed questionnaire by 12 noon on 14th May 2024. Please log in or register at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home Additional information: Hertfordshire County Council (the "Council") is carrying out Pre-Procurement Market Engagement ("PPME") for a Community Counselling Service for Children and Young People aged 5-18 The Council is seeking input from the market as to what might be the most attractive way of packaging and scoping any future opportunity for contracts. This input will help inform any resultant procurement process. Please refer to the PPME document for more detailed information. The Council will consider the feedback received to help inform the Council's options and further decision making. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process, and the Council is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the PPME shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PPME shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in the PPME will be at each organisation's own cost. No expense in responding to this PPME will be reimbursed by the Council. Further information can be found within the attached documentation. You are invited to submit a completed questionnaire by 12 noon on 14th May 2024. Please log in or register at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca7def1b-2310-42e3-8a99-fa99baa2b51f | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 Apr 2024 | | Submission deadline | 14 May 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2025 - 31 Mar 2027 | | 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 | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL - CHILDREN'S SERVICES | | Locality | HERTFORDSHIRE | | Post town | Stevenage | | Postcode | SG13 8DE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire | | Local authority | East Hertfordshire | | Electoral ward | Hertford Castle | | Westminster constituency | Hertford and Stortford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85100000 - Health services - 85300000 - Social work and related services - 85310000 - Social work services - 85323000 - Community health services ## Release History - 26 Apr 2024 at 12:04 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca7def1b-2310-42e3-8a99-fa99baa2b51f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca7def1b-2310-42e3-8a99-fa99baa2b51f 26th April 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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