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title: "Personal Assistant Brokerage service - Soft Market Test"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES"
published: "2023-05-22"
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# Personal Assistant Brokerage service - Soft Market Test

Buyer: THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-81d4a16d-ab1f-4686-9563-a6318b716cd4

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## Summary

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames has initiated a tender for a Personal Assistant Brokerage service as part of a planning stage procurement process. The service falls under the health and social work services industry category and is being planned through a soft market test. Engagement ends on 5th June 2023, and the procurement aims to increase engagement with potential service providers for early informal dialogue prior to any formal procurement.

This procurement process presents an opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations interested in delivering brokerage and related securities and commodities services. Businesses based in England, United Kingdom, are eligible to participate, and the exercise seeks input on structuring requirements for the Personal Assistant Brokerage service. Early engagement with the buying organisation, The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, can help businesses tailor their offerings to meet the council's needs and potentially secure future contracts in the health and social work services sector.

## Notice

The soft market testing exercise aims to identify the potential to increase the number and type of organisations who would be interested in the delivery of a Personal Assistant Brokerage service. The Council would like to understand from key providers how these requirements might best be structured and is therefore carrying out a soft market testing exercise to engage in early informal dialogue prior to any formal procurement taking place.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/33b389bc-70b6-441b-b906-7fa86a1d43c4 |
| 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 | 22 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 5 Jun 2023 |
| 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 | THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES |
| Locality | KINGSTON UPON THAMES |
| Post town | Kingston upon Thames |
| Postcode | KT1 1EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South |
| ITL 3 | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton |
| Local authority | Kingston upon Thames |
| Electoral ward | Kingston Town |
| Westminster constituency | Kingston and Surbiton |
| 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

- 66 - Financial and insurance services
- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 66130000 - Brokerage and related securities and commodities services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 22 May 2023 at 11:50 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/33b389bc-70b6-441b-b906-7fa86a1d43c4

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/33b389bc-70b6-441b-b906-7fa86a1d43c4
  22nd May 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=f1768b5f-96f8-ed11-8122-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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