--- title: "Early Market Engagement event in respect of the forthcoming procurement to secure additional operational resource for Care Act assessments and Capital Drop assessments" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f30c9554-e931-4cba-adc0-0b64b0954f10" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f30c9554-e931-4cba-adc0-0b64b0954f10" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f30c9554-e931-4cba-adc0-0b64b0954f10.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f30c9554-e931-4cba-adc0-0b64b0954f10.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2024-01-12" --- # Early Market Engagement event in respect of the forthcoming procurement to secure additional operational resource for Care Act assessments and Capital Drop assessments Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f30c9554-e931-4cba-adc0-0b64b0954f10 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f30c9554-e931-4cba-adc0-0b64b0954f10) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f30c9554-e931-4cba-adc0-0b64b0954f10.json) ## Summary The Essex County Council is organising an Early Market Engagement event for the forthcoming procurement to secure additional operational resource for Care Act assessments and Capital Drop assessments in the Health and social work services industry. The event is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 23rd January 2024. Prospective providers can engage with the Council's representatives online and learn about the commissioning intentions and the proposed scope of the service. The deadline to confirm attendance for this event is 17:00 on Monday 22nd January 2024. This tender from Essex County Council presents an opportunity for SMEs and VCSEs interested in providing health and social work services to engage in a forthcoming procurement process. The event aims to provide guidance to support prospective providers and discuss Social Value considerations for the service. The estimated budget for the procurement is £160,000, and the Council will publish full procurement details post the governance review process. ## Notice Further to the previous Contracts Finder notice (ref. no: ECC001-DN703285-91535500) which was published on 15th December 2023 regarding this forthcoming sub-threshold procurement opportunity; Essex County Council ("the Council") would like to invite prospective providers to attend a market engagement event on Tuesday 23rd January 2024. Please note that this event is due to be conducted online via MS Teams between 11:00 and 12:30. During this market engagement event, the Council will present an update on the commissioning intentions in line with the anonymised feedback from the recent soft market test for this project alongside an opportunity to discuss the proposed scope of this service with the Council's representatives. In addition, the Council will provide guidance to support prospective providers to engage with the forthcoming procurement alongside an overview of the Social Value considerations for this service. If your organisation would like to attend this event, please e-mail: rachel.horne@essex.gov.uk; confirming the name(s) of your organisation's representatives and their contact e-mail to facilitate the release of the MS Teams meeting invitation. Please could you ensure that you confirm your attendance by 17:00 on Monday 22nd January 2024. Additional information: For the avoidance of any further doubt, please be advised that the stated closing date within this notice applies to the deadline for providers to confirm their interest in attending the market engagement event and does not relate to the submission deadline for the forthcoming procurement. Likewise, the estimated budget for this service is provided for indicative purposes only due to the requirements of the online form. Please be advised that full details of the associated procurement, including but not limited to, the applicable budget and procurement timetable will be published in a separate notice following the conclusion of the requisite internal governance for this project. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a77e1fb8-e0dd-4faa-aa75-573c822907c7 | | 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 | 12 Jan 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 22 Jan 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £160,000 | | 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 | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | CHELMSFORD | | Post town | Chelmsford | | Postcode | CM1 1QH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex | | Local authority | Chelmsford | | Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central | | Westminster constituency | Chelmsford | | 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 - 12 Jan 2024 at 08:12 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a77e1fb8-e0dd-4faa-aa75-573c822907c7 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a77e1fb8-e0dd-4faa-aa75-573c822907c7 12th January 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.essex.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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