--- title: "Early Market Engagement for Children's Centres" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9ab3cfbf-5e33-4e34-90c8-6b8e74563e5b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9ab3cfbf-5e33-4e34-90c8-6b8e74563e5b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9ab3cfbf-5e33-4e34-90c8-6b8e74563e5b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9ab3cfbf-5e33-4e34-90c8-6b8e74563e5b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2020-02-13" --- # Early Market Engagement for Children's Centres Buyer: SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9ab3cfbf-5e33-4e34-90c8-6b8e74563e5b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9ab3cfbf-5e33-4e34-90c8-6b8e74563e5b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9ab3cfbf-5e33-4e34-90c8-6b8e74563e5b.json) ## Summary The Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is currently in the planning stage of the procurement process for "Early Market Engagement for Children's Centres." This initiative focuses on health and social work services, with an annual contract value of approximately £1,000,000. The engagement end date is set for 5th February 2020, and the service locations are within the East of England, specifically across Southend-on-Sea. The Council aims to gather insights into market interest as it considers future options for early years services provided at its nine Children's Centres. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in early years education, health services, and social work to expand their operations within the Southend-on-Sea area. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged to engage, as the Council is keen to understand the capabilities of potential providers in delivering integrated early help services. Providers with a strong focus on community engagement and family-centric support are well-positioned to compete in this market engagement process. ## Notice Children's Centres form a key element in the Council's offer of early help and preventative services and contribute to a number of strategic priorities for the Borough. They provide a focal point for the delivery of locally integrated services and enable access to a range of support from pre-birth to five years and their families. In Southend-on-Sea there are currently nine Children's Centres in locations across the borough; the Children's Centre Provider has entered into partnership agreements with the hosting schools and is working in partnership with parents, the local community and the Council to ensure an integrated offer of early help services for local communities. The annual value of the current contract is around PS1,000,000, including premises, insurance, staffing and overhead costs. The current contract has been extended until October 2020 therefore the Council is considering options for the future service model and provision of Early Years services from our Children's Centres. The Council is interested to understand the level of market interest in the provision of Early Years services from our Children's Centres. This is not a call for competition. As such any future procurement process will be compliant with the Public Contract Regulations (2015 (updated 2016)). This includes but is not limited to advertising and fair treatment of economic operators regardless of their involvement in this Market Engagement. To respond to the Market Engagement please view on ProContract https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/?ReadForm&login ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c0499b11-58f5-4494-b248-c699c442c75a | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Feb 2020 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 5 Feb 2020 | | 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 | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA | | Post town | Southend-on-Sea | | Postcode | SS2 6LR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH31 Southend-on-Sea | | Local authority | Southend-on-Sea | | Electoral ward | Victoria | | Westminster constituency | Southend East and Rochford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 13 Feb 2020 at 09:30 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c0499b11-58f5-4494-b248-c699c442c75a - 14 Jan 2020 at 12:36 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3f30eb46-37a7-43fa-9534-5f7565c27222 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c0499b11-58f5-4494-b248-c699c442c75a 13th February 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3f30eb46-37a7-43fa-9534-5f7565c27222 14th January 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.southend.gov.uk/ - https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/?ReadForm&login ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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