--- title: "Information and Advice Services Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7a038adc-c013-4ce4-9c63-821f076c1839" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7a038adc-c013-4ce4-9c63-821f076c1839" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7a038adc-c013-4ce4-9c63-821f076c1839.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7a038adc-c013-4ce4-9c63-821f076c1839.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SOLIHULL MBC (SOL)" published: "2024-10-21" --- # Information and Advice Services Market Engagement Buyer: SOLIHULL MBC (SOL) Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7a038adc-c013-4ce4-9c63-821f076c1839 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7a038adc-c013-4ce4-9c63-821f076c1839) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7a038adc-c013-4ce4-9c63-821f076c1839.json) ## Summary Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is in the planning stage of their public procurement process for "Information and Advice Services Market Engagement." The procurement pertains to the social services industry, classified under CPV codes 85320000, 85300000, 85000000, 98000000, and 85310000. The services will be delivered from multiple locations, including The Core in Solihull and The Bluebell Centre in Chelmsley Wood, West Midlands, United Kingdom. The main focus of these services is maintaining independence, good health, and promoting wellbeing among the community. The engagement process is scheduled to end on 21 January 2025. Interested parties should register via the Council's e-procurement system, CSW-JETS, for notifications and further details. This tender represents an excellent business growth opportunity for companies specialising in social work, health, and community services. It is particularly well-suited for businesses that offer self-help tools, public health and wellbeing advice, leisure services, employment and educational support, legal and consumer advice, travel consultation, and specialist financial and debt advice. The Council's collaborative e-tendering portal, CSW-JETS, facilitates easy access to and notification of tender opportunities across multiple local authorities. By participating in this engagement, companies can help shape future procurements to ensure local needs are met effectively, thereby positioning themselves as key service providers in the region. ## Notice Solihull Council currently commissions information and advice support, which is delivered from the Core in Solihull, the Bluebell Centre in Chelmsley Wood, by phone and online. These are called our Community Advice Hubs. The Community Advice Hub provides universal services with the focus on maintaining independence, good health and promoting wellbeing. This will include, but not be limited to: * Self-help tools * signposting on a wide range of issues including: o public health services, o health and wellbeing information & advice, o leisure services, o employment and education, o relationships, o legal, o consumer, o travel, o immigration and discrimination, o general debt advice, o Disability benefits and financial advice, o Fast track triage people through to Level 2 specialist services. The Council wants to engage with the market to help inform the shape of future procurements to secure the right capacity to meet local needs in the future. We propose a market testing exercise to help with this. Additional information: Please register via the Council's e-procurement system - CSW-JETS https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets CSW-JETS is a sub-regional e-tendering portal run by In-tend. Since February 2010, Coventry; Solihull; Warwickshire; Nuneaton and Bedworth; Rugby alongside other local district Councils have been working together as a shared procurement service. In conjunction with Solihull Community Housing, we have joined together to bring you a collaborative E-Tendering portal. CSW-JETS enables us to advertise our opportunities across all authorities through the same system. This means that there is a single point of contact for procurement in the sub-region so you only have to register once to receive notifications for all authorities. Registering on the portal will make it easier for local suppliers to find, respond to and be alerted to tender opportunities. Registration is free, and takes just a few minutes. When complete, you will be able to express interest in any of the Councils'/Authorities' opportunities when they are made available including this tender. In addition, we will be able to access your details whenever we have a requirement, and you may then be invited to tender or quote for work. Once you are registered and log in to the system you will be able to locate the tender opportunity, express interest and access the documentation. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5ddc4c8e-adbd-450a-892a-6125e3f461a2 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | 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 | 21 Oct 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 21 Jan 2025 | | 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 | SOLIHULL MBC (SOL) | | Locality | SOLIHULL | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B91 3QB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG32 Solihull | | Local authority | Solihull | | Electoral ward | St Alphege | | Westminster constituency | Solihull West and Shirley | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85300000 - Social work and related services - 85310000 - Social work services - 85320000 - Social services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 21 Oct 2024 at 10:01 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5ddc4c8e-adbd-450a-892a-6125e3f461a2 - 18 Oct 2024 at 10:58 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5ddc4c8e-adbd-450a-892a-6125e3f461a2 - 18 Oct 2024 at 10:30 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5ddc4c8e-adbd-450a-892a-6125e3f461a2 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5ddc4c8e-adbd-450a-892a-6125e3f461a2 21st October 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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