--- title: "Market Engagement - Social, Emotional & Educational Support Services for Looked After Children" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-795b0a47-e807-4407-a1a5-f2a0f2179183" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-795b0a47-e807-4407-a1a5-f2a0f2179183" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-795b0a47-e807-4407-a1a5-f2a0f2179183.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-795b0a47-e807-4407-a1a5-f2a0f2179183.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL" published: "2018-06-29" --- # Market Engagement - Social, Emotional & Educational Support Services for Looked After Children Buyer: HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-795b0a47-e807-4407-a1a5-f2a0f2179183 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-795b0a47-e807-4407-a1a5-f2a0f2179183) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-795b0a47-e807-4407-a1a5-f2a0f2179183.json) ## Summary Herefordshire Council is currently in the planning stage of a public procurement process titled "Market Engagement - Social, Emotional & Educational Support Services for Looked After Children." The anticipated engagement end date is 29th September 2018, with responses required by 11th July 2018. This tender pertains to the education and training services industry and is located in Hereford, within the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. The council aims to commission a psychologically informed specialist service that collaborates with local school staff and foster carers to support looked-after children exhibiting challenging behaviour. This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in social, emotional, and educational support services for children. Organisations with proven experience delivering these types of services are well-suited to compete, particularly those familiar with the needs of looked-after children. Engaging in this process may allow successful bidders to expand their service offerings while contributing positively to the educational experiences of children in care within Herefordshire and possibly neighbouring authorities. ## Notice The Council is intending to go out to tender and commission a psychologically informed specialist service to work in partnership with the Virtual School. This service will involve working with Herefordshire school staff and foster carers, where applicable, to support them to understand why a looked after child who attends their school, may be presenting with challenging behaviour, and what strategies could be put in place to support that child. It may also support schools in other authorities, where a Herefordshire looked after child attends, which will be considered on a case by case basis i.e. depending on distance. As part of a soft market testing exercise the council is seeking responses to the following questionnaire from organisations with a track record in delivering a social, emotional and educational support service for looked after children who would be interested in delivering this service. Herefordshire Council has published this opportunity on the 'Supplying the Southwest Portal'. To view the tender documentation related to this opportunity you will need to register on the portal. To Register with Supplying the Southwest Portal (Procontract) click on the link below or copy and paste the link into your browser address bar; https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk If you are already registered with the Supplying the Southwest portal you may need to update your preferred areas of operation to include Herefordshire Council. Log into your account, click on My Opportunities/Update Company Profile/ User Accounts (click on your account name)/Opportunity Areas (click on Change Opportunity Areas). Either select via "Area:"; "All South West" or "By Council" and check the tick box to add Herefordshire to your selection and "Save". Please note that the closing date for responses is Wednesday 11th July 2018. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db67952e-3a86-4bbe-8627-66bb5ef89ec1 | | 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 | 29 Jun 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 29 Sep 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 | 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 | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 29 Jun 2018 at 10:29 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db67952e-3a86-4bbe-8627-66bb5ef89ec1 - 28 Jun 2018 at 14:45 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db67952e-3a86-4bbe-8627-66bb5ef89ec1 - 28 Jun 2018 at 11:21 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db67952e-3a86-4bbe-8627-66bb5ef89ec1 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db67952e-3a86-4bbe-8627-66bb5ef89ec1 29th June 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=8a1c7146-c47a-e811-80ed-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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