--- title: "Prevention Pilot" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d6eb825b-9e27-44de-ad57-50986f45c07e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d6eb825b-9e27-44de-ad57-50986f45c07e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d6eb825b-9e27-44de-ad57-50986f45c07e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d6eb825b-9e27-44de-ad57-50986f45c07e.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2024-07-25" --- # Prevention Pilot Buyer: ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d6eb825b-9e27-44de-ad57-50986f45c07e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d6eb825b-9e27-44de-ad57-50986f45c07e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d6eb825b-9e27-44de-ad57-50986f45c07e.json) ## Summary Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is in the planning stage for a public procurement contract titled "Prevention Pilot" in the social services industry category. This initiative focuses on supporting individuals who have recently attempted suicide and are known to services like RDASH Crisis and Hospital Liaison Teams. Key dates include the deadline of Tuesday, 6th August 2024, at 12:00 noon for submission of responses to a soft market test questionnaire, feedback on the service specification, and registration for the market engagement event. The virtual market engagement event will take place on Thursday, 8th August 2024, from 13:00 to 15:00 hours. The project is expected to commence on 1st April 2025, running for at least 12 months with a budget of £95,000. The procurement method involves early market engagement to shape the final requirements and approach. This tender presents a significant business growth opportunity for providers, particularly SMEs and VCSEs, equipped to manage social support services for high-risk populations. Businesses capable of delivering comprehensive mental health support, crisis intervention, and post-attempt care may find this pilot project especially well-suited to their expertise. The engagement provides a collaborative opportunity to influence future procurements and create impactful community support systems. Interested providers should utilise the YORtender portal to register their participation, submit feedback, and ensure they meet the engagement deadlines to position themselves advantageously for the forthcoming tender announcement expected in September 2024. ## Notice Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council are seeking to engage with providers for the delivery of a prevention pilot that will prioritise people who have recently attempted suicide and are known to services such as RDASH Crisis and Hospital Liaison Teams. The cohort of people will be those that have attempted suicide where they have experienced a life event such as relationship breakdown, loss of job, financial worries, bereavement. IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Tuesday 6th August 2024 12:00 Noon Deadline for Submission of response to a soft Market Test Questionnaire. Tuesday 6th August 2024 12:00 Noon Deadline for submission of any feedback in terms of the Service Specification. Tuesday 6th August 2024 12:00 Noon Deadline for registering expression of interest in attending the event and for providing attendee details. Thursday 8th August 2024 13:00 hours to 15:00 hours- Market Engagement Event (virtual). . It is expected that the future opportunity will run for a period of at least 12 months from contract commencement, 1 April 2025, with a maximum budget of PS95,000.00. . Providers are invited to attend a market engagement (ME) event on Thursday 8th August 2024 from 13:00 hours to 15:00 hours via Microsoft Teams. . Information in terms of the soft market testing questionnaire (a link to the survey), the specification, a form to complete in terms of event attendees are all contained within the tendering portal as follows: . https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER, which is the link to the (Mercell Eu-Supply) YORtender tender portal site. The specific ref for this event is YORtender Ref. 89066. Please complete the table within YorTender if you would like to attend the on line pre-market engagement event. Providers should upload the completed document as your 'bid' response on the YorTender portal. Should providers have any feedback in terms of the intended specification, this can be completed in any format you wish, e.g., tracked changes to our specification, by inserting comments or by way of a submission of a separate document entirely. Participation or non-participation in this pre-procurement market engagement shall not prevent any potential provider participating in, nor shall it place any potential provider at an advantage in any future procurement opportunity. For clarity, this is not a Request for Quote / Tender. Any resultant opportunity will be advertised after the Market engagement event. Any future procurement opportunity is expected to be published on or around 10th September 2024. however, this timeframe is indicative only and the Council reserves the right to reschedule any forthcoming publication at any time. Bidders are advised that the maximum budget available for the provision of this pilot contract is PS95,000.00 The contract pilot is expected to last for at least 12 months of operational delivery from contract commencement with the available budget. 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Please note office working hours are 09:00 - 17:00. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f6e1ecaf-c91b-44ae-8def-933241384342 | | 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 | 25 Jul 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 6 Aug 2024 | | 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 | ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | ROTHERHAM | | Post town | Sheffield | | Postcode | S60 1AE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE34 Rotherham | | Local authority | Rotherham | | Electoral ward | Boston Castle | | Westminster constituency | Rotherham | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85320000 - Social services ## Release History - 25 Jul 2024 at 15:26 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f6e1ecaf-c91b-44ae-8def-933241384342 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f6e1ecaf-c91b-44ae-8def-933241384342 25th July 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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