--- title: "PRF 1513 - Respite Care Services With Accommodation For Adults with Learning Disability and/or Autism Soft Market Test" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0353ea" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0353ea" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0353ea.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0353ea.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL" published: "2022-07-20" --- # PRF 1513 - Respite Care Services With Accommodation For Adults with Learning Disability and/or Autism Soft Market Test Buyer: PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0353ea [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0353ea) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0353ea.json) ## Summary Peterborough City Council, in conjunction with Cambridgeshire County Council, is undertaking a soft market test for the procurement of Respite Care Services with Accommodation aimed at adults with learning disabilities and/or autism. This initiative falls under the social work services category and is classified as a service procurement. The test is currently in the planning stage, with interested providers invited to express their interest and submit responses to specific questions that will help shape the tender process. Relevant deadlines and locations include Peterborough and Cambridge, with the initiative seeking to understand the market dynamics before proceeding to formal procurement stages. This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses, particularly charities, social enterprises, and SMEs, to engage in innovative delivery solutions for respite care services. Companies that specialise in health and social work services, or have experience in accommodating vulnerable populations, would be ideally positioned to compete. Engaging with this soft market test could lay the groundwork for future contracts, allowing providers to showcase their capacity and contribute to the development of supportive care services in the region. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Peterborough City Council and Cambridgeshire County Council are conducting a soft market test regarding Respite Care Services with Accommodation for adults with a learning disability and/or Autism living with long-term care and support needs. Potential providers are invited to respond to the questions in Part 3 of the published documentation concerning the proposed service to be procured. Responses to these questions may be used to inform our commissioning approach to the tender exercise. In order to make an informed decision on the best form of tender we are looking to the market to: * Suggest innovative and cost-effective delivery solutions, which may inform our specification development. * Inform our thinking regarding commercial considerations of providing a Respite Care Service. * Ascertain a clear understanding of the market's interest, capacity and experience to deliver a Respite Care Service. * Understand the optimum way of procuring that will enable a wide cross section of the supply market to bid, including charities, social enterprises and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and new entrants to the market. To respond to the soft market test, please first express interest via the following ProContract advert: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=4cee5857-2c08-ed11-8116-005056b64545 Once your expression of interest has been accepted, you will be able to access the soft market test event and download the relevant documentation. This notice does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services for the Council and the Council is not bound to accept any proposals offered. The Council is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party participating in the soft market test exercise. Any procurement of any services by the Council in due course will be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019778-2022 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | 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 | 20 Jul 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL | | Additional buyers | CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | PETERBOROUGH | | Post town | Peterborough | | Postcode | PE1 1HF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH41 Peterborough | | Local authority | Peterborough | | Electoral ward | Central | | Westminster constituency | Peterborough | | Delivery location | TLH11 Peterborough, TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation ## Release History - 20 Jul 2022 at 13:28 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019778-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=4cee5857-2c08-ed11-8116-005056b64545 - https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ - https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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