--- title: "Prior Information Notice - Portsmouth City Council Home Care Re-Commissioning Consultation" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b7aa250a-26d5-46d1-aa13-1d29eef68ef6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b7aa250a-26d5-46d1-aa13-1d29eef68ef6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b7aa250a-26d5-46d1-aa13-1d29eef68ef6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b7aa250a-26d5-46d1-aa13-1d29eef68ef6.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL" published: "2025-02-06" --- # Prior Information Notice - Portsmouth City Council Home Care Re-Commissioning Consultation Buyer: PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b7aa250a-26d5-46d1-aa13-1d29eef68ef6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b7aa250a-26d5-46d1-aa13-1d29eef68ef6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b7aa250a-26d5-46d1-aa13-1d29eef68ef6.json) ## Summary Portsmouth City Council is in the planning stage of re-commissioning home care services, marked by the release of a Prior Information Notice on 6th February 2025. This process involves a strategic review of domiciliary care provisions within Portsmouth (PO1 to PO6) and surroundings, seeking to optimize delivery models. The engagement phase concludes on 6th May 2025, with an in-person consultation event scheduled for 12th February 2025 at Portsmouth Guildhall. This initiative falls under the "Health and social work services" industry category, with relevant CPV codes including 85000000, 85310000, 85323000, and 85312000. Potential suppliers are invited to participate and provide feedback that will guide the subsequent procurement strategy under the Procurement Act 2023. This tender offers significant business growth opportunities for companies specializing in delivering health and social work services, particularly home care. Suitable businesses may range from small to large-scale providers experienced in addressing varied care needs, from basic support to specialized care. Participation in the consultation can help shape future service delivery and ensure compliance with upcoming regulations, positioning businesses to effectively respond to the formal procurement process. Engaging with Portsmouth City Council at this stage can lead to long-term partnerships and sustainable business development in the social care sector. ## Notice Portsmouth City Council (the 'Council') is undertaking a Soft Market Testing (SMT) exercise as part of a strategic review of delivery options in providing domiciliary care services, mainly within the Portsmouth boundary (PO1 To PO6) but occasionally in the surrounding area. The nature of support required will be individualised and will be aimed at maintaining individuals in a reasonable state of health, hygiene and safety in their own home. Support packages will vary in size based on the individual needs and may range from minimal support up to highly specialised and complex needs. The Council have reviewed current and alternative delivery models with other Local Authorities to explore the commissioning of home care. The Council's aim in undertaking this SMT exercise is to explore providers views on these delivery options, and to identify current working practices, existing challenges and risks within the market with other Local Authorities that providers are currently and previously providing support services for. The feedback will inform the Council's strategic options and help ensure that any subsequent procurement strategy is optimised to meet resident needs, strategic objectives, statutory obligations and best value duties. The Council are inviting interested providers to attend an in-person Home Care Re-Commissioning Consultation event at the Lord Mayors Banqueting Hall in Portsmouth Guildhall on 12th February 2025 from 10:00 to 14:30 to explore the future for home care in Portsmouth. The in-person event is providers opportunity to contribute to shaping the future of home care services in our community. At this stage, the Council are restricting attendance to one person from each provider as the Council can only accommodate 100 places at the event. The event will be on a first come first serve basis. In the event that the Council exceeds the maximum occupancy for the event, the Council reserves the right to run an additional online event to engage further with providers who could not attend the in-person event. Places for the event can be reserved using the following link - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/portsmouth-city-council-home-care-re-commissioning-consultation-event-tickets-1125218000329?aff=oddtdtcreator Should providers have any questions around the SMT event, then suppliers should use the correspondence function on Intend. The Council have published this Prior Information Notice and subsequent associated documents under the current Public Contract Regulations 2015. However, the subsequent formal procurement will commence under the Procurement Act 2023 as this will be after the current go live date of 24th February 2025, subject to their being no further significant delays. To avoid any future compliance issues impacting a subsequent procurement process, the Council has designed an SMT process that will align with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023,... Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/51635105-427d-41b6-8530-18f3c9b847eb | | 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 | 6 Feb 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 6 May 2025 | | 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 | HANTS | | Post town | Portsmouth | | Postcode | PO1 2AL | | 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85310000 - Social work services - 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation - 85323000 - Community health services ## Release History - 6 Feb 2025 at 15:31 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/51635105-427d-41b6-8530-18f3c9b847eb - 15 Jan 2025 at 16:20 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/51635105-427d-41b6-8530-18f3c9b847eb ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/51635105-427d-41b6-8530-18f3c9b847eb 6th February 2025 - 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://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/portsmouth-city-council-home-care-re-commissioning-consultation-event-tickets-1125218000329?aff=oddtdtcreator ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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