--- title: "Additional operational resource for Care Act assessments and Capital Drop assessments" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-6ac942df-6f49-4ed6-b880-591b86066559" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6ac942df-6f49-4ed6-b880-591b86066559" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6ac942df-6f49-4ed6-b880-591b86066559.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6ac942df-6f49-4ed6-b880-591b86066559.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2023-12-15" --- # Additional operational resource for Care Act assessments and Capital Drop assessments Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6ac942df-6f49-4ed6-b880-591b86066559 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6ac942df-6f49-4ed6-b880-591b86066559) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6ac942df-6f49-4ed6-b880-591b86066559.json) ## Summary The Essex County Council is seeking additional operational resources for Care Act assessments and Capital Drop assessments. This procurement opportunity falls under the health and social work services industry category. The process is currently in the planning stage, with an engagement end date set for 12th January 2024. The Council intends to conduct a six-month pilot starting around 1st May 2024, and the service is open to SMEs and VCSEs. This tender represents an opportunity for businesses to provide Care Act and Capital Drop assessments services to support Essex County Council. Suitable businesses would include those with qualified and experienced social workers. The Council's current commissioning intentions, including a soft market test questionnaire, are available on their e-tendering portal. Interested parties must submit responses by 12th January 2024, with further details and the procurement timetable to be published in the corresponding Contract Notice prior to the formal launch of the procurement. ## Notice Essex County Council ("the Council") is inviting prospective providers to participate in a soft market test in preparation for a proposed sub-threshold procurement opportunity to secure an external provider to conduct Care Act assessments and Capital assessments ("assessments") on behalf of the Council under delegated authority. This soft market test is designed to secure market feedback on the current commissioning intentions for this service. However, the Council currently envisages that this service will be conducted as a six (6) month pilot from circa 1st May 2024, subject to the finalised procurement timetable including the mobilisation requirements. The successful provider will be required to provide suitably qualified, experienced and registered social workers to undertake an initial batch of 250 assessments. Please be advised that the scope of any further work following the conclusion of this pilot would be subject to a formal internal review of the pilot including the requisite governance approval. The Council reserves the right to refine the scope of the procurement following the market engagement for this project. Therefore, the final scope of the procurement including but not limited to the contract duration and confirmed procurement timetable will be published in the corresponding Contract Notice prior to the formal launch of the procurement. Further details of the Council's current commissioning intentions for this service and a suite of soft market test questions can be located via the Council's e-tendering portal, ProContract: https://procontract.due-north.com/ Please note that you will need to undertake the registration process to secure a user account to access the soft market test questionnaire on ProContract. However, please be advised that the registration process is free of charge and provides access to all the current and forthcoming procurement opportunities for Essex County Council alongside several other public sector organisations. Please note that the deadline for the soft market test responses will be 17:00 on Friday 12th January 2024 and all responses must be submitted via the online questionnaire in ProContract. Additional information: For the avoidance of any further doubt, please be advised that the specified scope and budget of the service within this notice is provided for indicative purposes only due to the requirements of the online form and remains subject to confirmation by the Council. Likewise, the inclusion of any dates for the proposed procurement opportunity are provided for indicative purposes only and the Council reserves the right to amend this information following confirmation of the procurement timetable for this project. Full details of the structure of this procurement and associated timetable will be detailed within the corresponding Contract Notice in due course. However, please note that the specified response deadline within this notice relates to the submission requirements for the soft market test only. Further details regarding the current commissioning proposals for this service alongside a copy of the soft market test questionnaire can be accessed via the Council's e-tendering portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/ ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/043bd67a-a4c5-469f-ab68-bb1c2156639c | | 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 | 15 Dec 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 12 Jan 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £160,000 | | 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 | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | CHELMSFORD | | Post town | Chelmsford | | Postcode | CM1 1QH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex | | Local authority | Chelmsford | | Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central | | Westminster constituency | Chelmsford | | 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 - 15 Dec 2023 at 14:42 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/043bd67a-a4c5-469f-ab68-bb1c2156639c ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/043bd67a-a4c5-469f-ab68-bb1c2156639c 15th December 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/ - https://www.essex.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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