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title: "Continuing Health Care (CHC) Review and Advocacy Services"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# Continuing Health Care (CHC) Review and Advocacy Services

Buyer: STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b40fc89d-3795-43d5-80fc-27e20d137704

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## Summary

Staffordshire County Council is in the planning stage for procuring a Continuing Health Care (CHC) Review and Advocacy Service, classified under the "Health and social work services" industry category (CPV 85000000). This procurement focuses on the West Midlands region. The council aims to gather market insights through a soft market testing process rather than initiating a formal competition at this stage. The engagement period for potential providers ends on 8 November 2024, and interested parties are invited to complete a Soft Market Test Questionnaire, which is to be submitted by 5pm on the same date.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities, particularly for businesses specialising in healthcare and social work services. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. By engaging in this market testing, businesses can potentially influence the service specifications and ensure their offerings align with the council’s requirements. This initiative by Staffordshire County Council seeks providers capable of delivering comprehensive CHC review and advocacy services, facilitating better outcomes for individuals with complex healthcare needs.

## Notice

For the avoidance of doubt this is not a Call for Competition, this is to initiate a soft market testing process. Staffordshire County Council wishes to commission the provision of a Continuing Health Care (CHC) review and advocacy service. The Council work with a number of local Integrated Care Boards (ICB) to ensure that the best outcomes are achieved for people that have multiple needs requiring skilled interventions including needs that are related to their health, as well as social care needs. There are processes in place to support people to make a request to the ICB for CHC funding, assisted by the Council. There is also a joint funding arrangement in place for those people that have high health needs but do meet the criteria for CHC. It has been identified that there are a number of adults with Council funded care services whom the Council believes are eligible for NHS Funded Continuing Health Care (CHC) but have been unable to secure funding for. In order to gain market insight and feedback from providers in order to inform an appropriate Specification and model the Council invites potential providers to complete a Soft Market Test Questionnaire which can be requested by emailing Joanne Whitehouse, Senior Procurement Manager joanne.whitehouse@staffordshire.gov.uk This questionnaire should be completed and returned by 5pm Friday 8th November 2024 to commercial.team@staffordshire.gov.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2335d507-540d-4c97-b656-8f6e5f6d4237 |
| 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 | 25 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 8 Nov 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 | STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | STAFFORD |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST16 2DH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC |
| Local authority | Stafford |
| Electoral ward | Forebridge |
| Westminster constituency | Stafford |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 25 Oct 2024 at 13:57 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2335d507-540d-4c97-b656-8f6e5f6d4237

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2335d507-540d-4c97-b656-8f6e5f6d4237
  25th October 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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