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title: "VCSE Phase 4 - Engagement Sessions"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES"
published: "2023-10-17"
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# VCSE Phase 4 - Engagement Sessions

Buyer: THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b46daa3d-b88b-43fe-8f73-35904b8337f1

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## Summary

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is planning the procurement process titled "VCSE Phase 4 - Engagement Sessions" in the health and social work services category. The engagement sessions aim to gather feedback on various themes related to the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise recommissioning programme, such as Dementia Support and Bereavement Counselling. The buyer organisation is inviting businesses to participate in two sessions, providing an opportunity for small and voluntary community-oriented enterprises to contribute their ideas for service improvements before the engagement end date on October 23, 2023.

This tender by The Royal Borough of Kingston can benefit businesses interested in health and social work services, particularly those with a focus on dementia support, advocacy support, mental health intervention, and bereavement counselling. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete in this planning stage tender to offer insights and suggestions for service model enhancements that cater to residents' needs, potentially fostering business growth and collaboration opportunities within the health and social care sector.

## Notice

Royal Borough of Kingston is inviting you to a 'Commissioning Model Workshop' event. The Council is currently reviewing the offer around the following themes which are part of the Phase 4 of the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) recommissioning programme in Kingston: - Dementia Support - Advocacy Support - Early Intervention & Prevention Support in Mental Health - Bereavement Counselling support The purpose of this event is to gather feedback, ideas and suggestions on what is working well, what is not working well and suggestions on improvements. This information will be used to develop refreshed service model options which will meet our residents' needs. We will run two sessions. You can choose to attend one or both of these sessions if it is relevant to you.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a7184a6-c3d0-43f9-91cd-8a4f4321b540 |
| 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 | 17 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 23 Oct 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

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 17 Oct 2023 at 10:48 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a7184a6-c3d0-43f9-91cd-8a4f4321b540

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a7184a6-c3d0-43f9-91cd-8a4f4321b540
  17th October 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=1eb7d441-da6c-ee11-8124-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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