--- title: "Family Group Conference and Community Group Conference Services - Request for Information" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9ae3f8d1-9159-4ee6-bba0-5d9a2b99c030" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9ae3f8d1-9159-4ee6-bba0-5d9a2b99c030" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9ae3f8d1-9159-4ee6-bba0-5d9a2b99c030.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9ae3f8d1-9159-4ee6-bba0-5d9a2b99c030.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL" published: "2024-07-08" --- # Family Group Conference and Community Group Conference Services - Request for Information Buyer: PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9ae3f8d1-9159-4ee6-bba0-5d9a2b99c030 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9ae3f8d1-9159-4ee6-bba0-5d9a2b99c030) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9ae3f8d1-9159-4ee6-bba0-5d9a2b99c030.json) ## Summary The Portsmouth City Council has initiated a tender process for Family Group Conference and Community Group Conference Services. The procurement falls under the Health and social work services category. The engagement end date is set for October 8, 2024. Interested parties can participate by providing feedback on the service requirements via the InTend system. This tender opportunity by Portsmouth City Council offers businesses in the health and social work services sector a chance to provide Family Group Conference and Community Group Conference services. Companies offering counselling, guidance, and social work services, especially those based in the South East region of the United Kingdom, are well-suited to compete. The deadline for responses is July 29, 2024, providing ample time for interested providers to engage with the council and potentially secure future work in this area. ## Notice Portsmouth City Council is seeking to commission both a Family Group Conference service and a Community Conference service under a single contract. The purpose of this market engagement is to share a draft proposal of the service requirements and specification and to ask for your input to comment on and provide feedback on the requirements. Any information a provider shares could be used to assist drafting the final specification. The relevant questions in relation to these services can be located within the RFI document, and the deadline for receipt of responses is 5pm on Monday 29th July 2024. Responses should be returned using the correspondence function on Intend. Engaging providers will not receive preferential treatment in any subsequent tender and all communications before, during and after the pre-procurement engagement will be accurately recorded in writing and made available on request. Providers should note that there is no obligation to take part in this exercise and that if they do not take part, it will not preclude them from any subsequent related procurement process. Please be advised that this is purely a market consultation and is in no way an indication of the selection of your organisation or a guarantee of future work. Following this consultation process, the Council will consider the appropriate route for this service. Additional information: Portsmouth City Council is currently in the process of undertaking early market engagement for the following project - Family Group Conference and Community Group Conference Services - Request for Information. The full details and ability to express an interest will be via our e-sourcing system Intend. This filepath will take you to the relevant area of Intend, https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Tenders/Current Once on the page you can either scroll down or use the search function to find the relevant project. Should you have any problems with the above link, please contact us on 023 9268 8235 or email: procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk Interested parties are requested to submit any questions they may have via the InTend system, using its Correspondence function. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/130f513b-a40f-41fb-a143-7c81316e75f5 | | 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 | 8 Jul 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 8 Oct 2024 | | 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 | PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | HAMPSHIRE | | Post town | Portsmouth | | Postcode | PO1 2BJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ31 Portsmouth | | Local authority | Portsmouth | | Electoral ward | Charles Dickens | | Westminster constituency | Portsmouth South | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85300000 - Social work and related services - 85310000 - Social work services - 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people - 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services - 85312310 - Guidance services - 85312320 - Counselling services ## Release History - 8 Jul 2024 at 11:58 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/130f513b-a40f-41fb-a143-7c81316e75f5 - 8 Jul 2024 at 10:46 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/130f513b-a40f-41fb-a143-7c81316e75f5 - 8 Jul 2024 at 10:32 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/130f513b-a40f-41fb-a143-7c81316e75f5 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/130f513b-a40f-41fb-a143-7c81316e75f5 8th July 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Tenders/Current ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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