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title: "Social Care Market Engagement"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2017-08-25"
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# Social Care Market Engagement

Buyer: SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-742efba9-34ba-4345-b395-760264365ce9

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "Social Care Market Engagement" is initiated by Sunderland City Council, located in Sunderland, England. This process is classified under the health services and social work industry categories. Currently, it is in the planning stage, with an engagement end date set for 23rd February 2018. Interested parties are encouraged to engage with the council by responding to the scoping exercise via email to Chris Cummings, whose contact information is provided in the documents.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses in the social care sector, particularly those skilled in delivering health services and social work. Companies that have experience in local authority contracts or possess innovative service delivery models may find this engagement beneficial. The emphasis on understanding market challenges and the willingness to participate in tendering processes means that service providers capable of adapting to a rapidly changing funding landscape will be well-positioned to compete.

## Notice

Sunderland City Council constantly reviews how Social Care Services can be delivered In the current environment with reduced funding and increasing demand, Local Authorities have considered the outsourcing of some of their social care services to the Independent Sector as an alternative service delivery model. Sunderland Council would like to: * Understand the challenges this may present to the social care market, * Learn from any experiences that the market can share with the Council obtained by participating in other local authority social care outsourced procurements; * Understand the markets willingness and/or ability to bid/participate any tendering processes for these services. We would be grateful if you could support us with this by completing the questions within this scoping exercise. Please return your response by e mail to chris.cummings@sunderland.gov.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2809a60b-030b-40b1-89f6-bae07f7b7fad |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Aug 2017 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 23 Feb 2018 |
| 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 | SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | SUNDERLAND |
| Post town | Sunderland |
| Postcode | SR2 7DN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC44 Sunderland |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Electoral ward | Southwick |
| Westminster constituency | Sunderland Central |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 25 Aug 2017 at 14:50 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2809a60b-030b-40b1-89f6-bae07f7b7fad

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2809a60b-030b-40b1-89f6-bae07f7b7fad
  25th August 2017 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=3f6c70b0-a089-e711-80e4-005056b64545
  Link to the advert and engagement questionnaire

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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