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title: "Soft Market Test - Day time support for people living with dementia"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c42ef164-7f98-4028-89ab-4e4c29e616ec"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2019-08-06"
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# Soft Market Test - Day time support for people living with dementia

Buyer: SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c42ef164-7f98-4028-89ab-4e4c29e616ec

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## Summary

Sheffield City Council is conducting a soft market test titled "Day time support for people living with dementia" as part of its planning stage for a forthcoming procurement. This initiative is aimed at engaging potential providers for daytime support services related to dementia care, with a budget of £4,000,000. The engagement with the market is open until 23rd August 2019, and interested parties can participate by completing the online survey or accessing further details through the ProContract advert.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses engaged in health and social work services, especially those offering innovative solutions for dementia support. Providers with expertise in care services, particularly those capable of delivering community-based support during the day, will find this tender particularly pertinent. Given the focus on service provision tailored to the needs of individuals living with dementia, both established organisations and new entrants in the sector should consider submitting responses to this soft market test.

## Notice

Sheffield City Council is conducting this soft market test as precursor to a formal procurement process and approach to the market. We will be looking to appoint provider(s) for the provision of a Day time support for people living with dementia and this survey is intended to feed into this process. Head to the advert on ProContract to complete as a document submission, or complete via our online survey.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3716492a-38bb-4273-ac34-48c7948d7509 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| 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 Aug 2019 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 23 Aug 2019 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,000,000 |
| 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 | SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S1 4PL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 6 Aug 2019 at 15:24 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3716492a-38bb-4273-ac34-48c7948d7509

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3716492a-38bb-4273-ac34-48c7948d7509
  6th August 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=1654560b-5ab8-e911-80f8-005056b64545
  ProContract Advert
- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQoVLH5xUyL-_hzHLJunEXF9PuJUqV7B76i2geSWGUDy4yig/viewform?usp=sf_link
  Online survey

## Notice URLs

- https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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