--- title: "Services for people with sight loss and dual visual and sensory impairment Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b53552d1-e600-42c0-85b3-577cb6432494" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b53552d1-e600-42c0-85b3-577cb6432494" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b53552d1-e600-42c0-85b3-577cb6432494.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b53552d1-e600-42c0-85b3-577cb6432494.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL" published: "2018-03-08" --- # Services for people with sight loss and dual visual and sensory impairment Service Buyer: LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b53552d1-e600-42c0-85b3-577cb6432494 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b53552d1-e600-42c0-85b3-577cb6432494) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b53552d1-e600-42c0-85b3-577cb6432494.json) ## Summary Leicester City Council is currently in the planning stage for a procurement process titled "Services for people with sight loss and dual visual and sensory impairment Service". This contract initiative aims to ensure that necessary services are available to meet statutory obligations under the Care Act 2014, supporting individuals in Leicester experiencing sight loss or sensory impairments. The procurement process is anticipated to commence in Autumn 2018, with services expected to start by 1st April 2019. Interested parties must submit their responses to the soft market testing questionnaire by no later than 12:00 hours on 22nd March 2018. This tender provides significant opportunities for service providers in the health and social work services sector, particularly for voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) engaged in supporting individuals with sensory impairments. Businesses that specialise in health and social services, especially those offering tailored support for clients with visual and sensory needs, would be well-positioned to respond positively and leverage their expertise to potentially secure future contracts as the Council finalises its service commissioning strategy. ## Notice Leicester City Council (the Council) is planning to procure new services for people with sight loss and dual visual and sensory impairment. Procurement is anticipated to take place in the Autumn 2018 for new services to be in place from 1st April 2019. Prior to that, consultation will be carried out to gather stakeholders' views on our commissioning proposals. The purpose of the new contract will be to ensure that services are available to meet the Council's statutory obligations under the Care Act 2014 to provide support to people in Leicester who have sight loss or dual sensory impairment. As part of the commissioning process, the Council is undertaking a soft market test. This gives potential providers and other stakeholders the opportunity to express their interests and feed in their views about the commissioning proposals. This process does not constitute a formal tender or other competitive bidding process and will not result in the letting of a Contract. The Council is using this process solely to test the market to gather information and ascertain the level of interest in this particular Service. There are therefore no formal criteria which will be used to judge your responses, and it is not our intention to provide any feedback. We would encourage you to respond if you feel this is something your organisation may have an interest in. If you would like to participate in this Soft Market Testing, please use the link below to access the questionnaire. http://www.sourceleicestershire.co.uk/contracts/show/id/16517 Please complete the Soft Market Testing questionnaire and return it to procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk with the subject heading: 'Completed SMT Q - V&SIS' before or by no later than 12:00 hours on 22nd March 2018. Additional information: If you would like to participate in this Soft Market Testing, please use the link below to access the questionnaire. http://www.sourceleicestershire.co.uk/contracts/show/id/16517 Please complete the Soft Market Testing questionnaire and return it to procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk with the subject heading: 'Completed SMT Q - V&SIS' before or by no later than 12:00 hours on 22nd March 2018. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9edfd804-0e0c-4223-af4e-70ecc72546df | | 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 | 8 Mar 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 22 Mar 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 | LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | LEICESTER | | Post town | Leicester | | Postcode | LE1 1FZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester | | Local authority | Leicester | | Electoral ward | Castle | | Westminster constituency | Leicester South | | Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 8 Mar 2018 at 12:56 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9edfd804-0e0c-4223-af4e-70ecc72546df - 8 Mar 2018 at 12:47 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9edfd804-0e0c-4223-af4e-70ecc72546df ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9edfd804-0e0c-4223-af4e-70ecc72546df 8th March 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - http://www.sourceleicestershire.co.uk/contracts/show/id/16517 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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