--- title: "Market Engagement for Vulnerable adult support services for disabilities and mental health" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-81a02b1e-38de-4845-8baa-fbfb349bbcfd" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-81a02b1e-38de-4845-8baa-fbfb349bbcfd" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-81a02b1e-38de-4845-8baa-fbfb349bbcfd.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-81a02b1e-38de-4845-8baa-fbfb349bbcfd.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL" published: "2021-06-02" --- # Market Engagement for Vulnerable adult support services for disabilities and mental health Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-81a02b1e-38de-4845-8baa-fbfb349bbcfd [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-81a02b1e-38de-4845-8baa-fbfb349bbcfd) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-81a02b1e-38de-4845-8baa-fbfb349bbcfd.json) ## Summary The Birmingham City Council is initiating a market engagement for "Vulnerable Adult Support Services for Disabilities and Mental Health". This procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with an estimated contract value of £7 million per annum over a potential duration of five years. The engagement end date is set for 22nd June 2021, and responses must be submitted via the In-Tend e-tendering system. The services are aimed at supporting vulnerable adults in the West Midlands region and fall under the social work and related services industry category. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the social care sector, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Companies interested in delivering these support services can engage with the Birmingham City Council to discuss barriers to service provision during the COVID-19 pandemic and to co-design a responsive service that addresses the needs of vulnerable adults. This collaborative approach may also allow for additional funding partnerships, enhancing the potential for business growth in this critical service area. ## Notice Birmingham City Council (the Council) wants support services for vulnerable adults to have access to safe, secure, quality assured affordable housing and support at the point when it is needed. A vulnerable adult in this instance could be anyone who has a disability or mental health condition and are struggling to self-manage a home, finances or their health. The estimated value of the contracts is potentially PS7m per annum with a potential duration of 5 years, maybe longer subject to funding. There may be an opportunity for partners to join the procurement and/or contract and bring additional funding. We want to co-design a service with partners which is based on a prevention pathway approach which will respond early and respond well to people who are beginning to have difficulties in managing their home, health and finances. This market engagement exercise provides the opportunity for potential providers to let the Council know: * Whether you are interested in delivering the service and if there are any barriers for you in the delivering the service considering the COVID-19 Emergency and how these might be overcome * Whether the intended services are of interest to you * What views you have on the issues faced by the current market and citizens needing these types of services and how to overcome these The Council has carried out a consultation process and now want to engage on the proposals for procurement taking on board the feedback provided. The Council will be using its e-tendering system (In-Tend) for the administration of this market engagement and providers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. The web address is: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc Registration and use of In-Tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the In-Tend correspondence function. If you are unable to register with In-Tend please email cps@birmingham.gov.uk. If you are interested in responding, please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register as an interested party. Requests to participate must be by way of response to the market engagement document no later than 12:00 hours (GMT) on 22nd June 2021 using the Supplier Portal. Please note that this is not a call for competition. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f040706-857f-4918-8bbb-883f9937cd4d | | 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 | 2 Jun 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 22 Jun 2021 | | 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 | BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | BIRMINGHAM | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B4 7WB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Newtown | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 2 Jun 2021 at 11:46 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f040706-857f-4918-8bbb-883f9937cd4d ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f040706-857f-4918-8bbb-883f9937cd4d 2nd June 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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