--- title: "Soft Market Test - Sensory Impairment service for Herefordshire" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d3006d64-aefa-4513-8754-4d676051a59d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d3006d64-aefa-4513-8754-4d676051a59d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d3006d64-aefa-4513-8754-4d676051a59d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d3006d64-aefa-4513-8754-4d676051a59d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL" published: "2018-04-10" --- # Soft Market Test - Sensory Impairment service for Herefordshire Buyer: HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d3006d64-aefa-4513-8754-4d676051a59d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d3006d64-aefa-4513-8754-4d676051a59d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d3006d64-aefa-4513-8754-4d676051a59d.json) ## Summary The Herefordshire Council is initiating a soft market test for the Sensory Impairment service in Herefordshire. This tender falls under the social work and related services industry category and is located in the West Midlands region of the UK. Currently at the planning stage, the engagement end date is set for 10th July 2018. The council's existing contract for the service concludes on 30th September 2018, with an anticipated annual budget ranging between £100,000 and £120,000, plus an additional equipment budget of approximately £30,000 per year. This tender presents exciting opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social care services, particularly those offering rehabilitation, re-ablement, or sensory impairment support. Companies with experience in delivering similar services, as well as those who can provide effective information and support to service users, would be well-equipped to compete. Engaging in this soft market test allows potential providers to inform the future procurement strategy and potentially secure a contract with Herefordshire Council. ## Notice Herefordshire Council currently commissions a Sensory Impairment service. The contract for this service ends on September 30 2018. The role of the Sensory Impairment service will be to ensure that people who develop vision or hearing problems are able to continue to live safely and successfully in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. The service will offer a rehabilitation and re-ablement service to people across the county. The service will also provide or signposts people to information to help them make choices about the health and care services they can access. The annual budget for this service is expected to be between PS100k and PS120k. There will also be a separate equipment budget, currently worth around PS30k a year. Please note: this is a market test exercise and we are exploring the extent and location of suitable and available services as well as the extent of suitably qualified and experienced service providers. The results of this exercise will be used to inform the future procurement approach (if any). Herefordshire Council has published this opportunity on the 'Supplying the Southwest Portal'. To view the tender documentation related to this opportunity you will need to register on the portal, if you are not already register with Procontract, and express an interest in the opportunity. To Register with Supplying the Southwest Portal (Procontract) click on the link below or copy and paste the link into your browser address bar; https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71391a3b-f302-450f-ba93-35150b2056a2 | | 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 | 10 Apr 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 10 Jul 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £120,000 | | 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 | HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL | | Locality | HEREFORD | | Post town | Hereford | | Postcode | HR4 0LE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | | ITL 3 | TLG11 Herefordshire, County of | | Local authority | Herefordshire, County of | | Electoral ward | Widemarsh | | Westminster constituency | Hereford and South Herefordshire | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 10 Apr 2018 at 13:02 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71391a3b-f302-450f-ba93-35150b2056a2 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71391a3b-f302-450f-ba93-35150b2056a2 10th April 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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