--- title: "Soft Market Test - Housing Related Support Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ec6fe737-93ec-42fd-a6f2-96c8a2ff3632" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ec6fe737-93ec-42fd-a6f2-96c8a2ff3632" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ec6fe737-93ec-42fd-a6f2-96c8a2ff3632.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ec6fe737-93ec-42fd-a6f2-96c8a2ff3632.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL" published: "2021-05-04" --- # Soft Market Test - Housing Related Support Services Buyer: PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ec6fe737-93ec-42fd-a6f2-96c8a2ff3632 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ec6fe737-93ec-42fd-a6f2-96c8a2ff3632) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ec6fe737-93ec-42fd-a6f2-96c8a2ff3632.json) ## Summary The Peterborough City Council is currently in the planning stage of its procurement process for a project titled "Soft Market Test - Housing Related Support Services." The aim of this initiative is to engage potential providers and gather insights on the effective delivery of housing support services, with a specific focus on generalist information, advice, guidance, and crisis management services. This engagement process is set to conclude on 4th August 2021, and the services fall under the health and social work services category. Providers interested in this opportunity can review the market engagement notice published on 4th May 2021 and are encouraged to participate by completing a questionnaire by 21st May 2021. This soft market testing exercise presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those in the charity and social enterprise sectors, as well as small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and new market entrants. It invites feedback to shape the eventual procurement documentation while not constituting a formal procurement action. Businesses equipped to deliver housing-related support services are well-suited to participate in this engagement, enabling them to potentially influence the direction of future contracts and strengthen their role within this sector. ## Notice Peterborough City Council (the "Council") is seeking views from potential providers on how best to deliver Housing Related Support Services. The aim of this Soft Market Testing Exercise (the "SMT") is to; understand the optimum way of delivering Housing Related Support and to encourage Providers, including charities, social enterprises and Small and Medium Enterprises (SME's) and new entrants to the market, to bid; for the Council to gain a better understanding of how the provider market operates in relation to generalist Information, Advice, Guidance and Crisis Management services; deliver Value for Money to the Council and reduce costs; to assist the Council to develop appropriate procurement documentation; and see whether the market has experience of being involved in delivering similar projects. It is the intention of the SMT and this questionnaire to gather a range of qualitative data and information. The information collected during the SMT process will not be used for any other purpose. Please read the SMT - Housing Related Services document and if you feel that your organisation is able to contribute to this SMT please complete the questionnaire and return, by 21.05.2021 Please note that this is not a call for competition or neither is it a procurement exercise. For the avoidance of doubt, this SMT is for the purpose of conducting a soft market testing exercise, and will not formally begin the procurement or constitute any commitment by the Council to undertake any procurement exercise. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08467f30-827c-4a47-9487-8eb6f1afd03f | | 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 | 4 May 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 4 Aug 2021 | | 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 | PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | PETERBOROUGH | | Post town | Peterborough | | Postcode | PE2 8TY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH41 Peterborough | | Local authority | Peterborough | | Electoral ward | Fletton and Stanground | | Westminster constituency | North West Cambridgeshire | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 4 May 2021 at 14:23 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08467f30-827c-4a47-9487-8eb6f1afd03f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08467f30-827c-4a47-9487-8eb6f1afd03f 4th May 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=a765eaa3-c1ac-eb11-810c-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/business/supplying-the-council/supply-opportunities ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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