--- title: "Market Warming Exercise: Employment Support Pilot" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8cafbd2f-791f-48f2-a4e5-49af28450a53" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8cafbd2f-791f-48f2-a4e5-49af28450a53" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8cafbd2f-791f-48f2-a4e5-49af28450a53.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8cafbd2f-791f-48f2-a4e5-49af28450a53.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY" published: "2017-12-28" --- # Market Warming Exercise: Employment Support Pilot Buyer: WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8cafbd2f-791f-48f2-a4e5-49af28450a53 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8cafbd2f-791f-48f2-a4e5-49af28450a53) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8cafbd2f-791f-48f2-a4e5-49af28450a53.json) ## Summary The West Midlands Combined Authority is organising a Market Warming Exercise for an Employment Support Pilot, aimed at engaging with potential suppliers to gather expert insights into delivering the project. This initiative is currently in the planning stage, with an engagement deadline set for 10th January 2018. The market warming event will take place on 19th January 2018, at their office located at 16 Summer Lane, Birmingham, B19 3SD. The industry category for this tender falls under 'Other community, social and personal services', indicative of the social nature of the services sought. This market warming exercise presents invaluable opportunities for businesses involved in social services, community support, and personal assistance sectors. Companies with expertise in employment support and related advisory roles will find this tender particularly relevant. Engaging early in this process will allow interested parties to shape the procurement requirements and position themselves as potential partner service providers for the forthcoming full tender exercise. ## Notice The WMCA is seeking to engage with the market place to seek specialist views and expertise on a Employment Support Pilot. With this in mind, WMCA intend to arrange a market warming event and would like interested parties to be involved to attend, learn more, and offer expert advice about how best to deliver this exciting opportunity. To express an interest in attending the market warming exercise, please complete the PQQ questionnaire. Further key detail around expressing an interest in this Market Warming Exercise are listed below: Portal Website: https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk, PIN Title: Employment Support Pilot - Market Warming Exercise-2017-042289, PIN LINK: http://ted.europa.eu/TED/notice/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:518918-2017:TEXT:EN:HTML, Bravo Solution Project Reference: Project_173 - Employment Support Pilot, Bravo Solution Response Reference: pqq_85 - Expression of Interest to attend Employment Pilot Market Warming Exercise. Once registered on the portal please access Project_173 on our e-tendering portal and respond to PQQ_85 to express an interest in attending the market warming event. This is not a formal PQQ or expression of interest in a tender, it is to be used purely for suppliers to express interest in attending a West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) market warming exercise for the Employment Support Pilot. Please note that date of the market warning event will be 19th January 2018 and will be held at WMCA, 16 Summer Lane, Birmingham, B19 3SD. Should this event be over subscribed, WMCA will consider arranging a second event. Additional information: Please review the above links to view further information about the forthcoming procurement opportunity. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS NOTICE IS FOR EARLY ENGAGEMENT ONLY. Opportunities regarding the full tender exercise will be published at a later date. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/59027c1c-3708-46df-a013-1b01f19fe628 | | 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 | 28 Dec 2017 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 10 Jan 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 | WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY | | Locality | BIRMINGHAM, | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B19 3SD | | 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 - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 28 Dec 2017 at 10:23 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/59027c1c-3708-46df-a013-1b01f19fe628 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/59027c1c-3708-46df-a013-1b01f19fe628 28th December 2017 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - http://ted.europa.eu/TED/notice/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:518918-2017:TEXT:EN:HTML Link to PIN Notice - https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/toolkit/opportunity/opportunityDetail.do?opportunityId=35365&oppList=CURRENT Link to Procurement Oppotunity Listing and further details of Market Warming - https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk Link to Bravo Solution Portal - please register on this portal to express an interest in the Market Warming Exercise - https://www.wmca.org.uk/procurement/ How to register on our e-tendering portal and more information about WMCA Procurement Team ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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