--- title: "HCC 09/23 - PPME For Provision of Carers Breaks Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-040419" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-040419" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-040419.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-040419.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2023-09-27" --- # HCC 09/23 - PPME For Provision of Carers Breaks Services Buyer: HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-040419 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-040419) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-040419.json) ## Summary Hertfordshire County Council is planning a Pre-Procurement Market Engagement (PPME) for the Provision of Carers Breaks Services. The project aims to support carers of adults aged 18 and over in Hertfordshire, including those with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, or mental health conditions. The services provided are focused on community-based carers breaks services with a preventative and ongoing component. Providers must be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to participate in this planned tender. This tender by Hertfordshire County Council offers opportunities for Care Providers to engage in the PPME event, provide feedback and responses, and potentially compete in a future procurement process. The Council is seeking suppliers to offer support services to carers in Hertfordshire, enabling them to take breaks from their caring responsibilities. Interested businesses must submit expressions of interest and complete a Supplier Questionnaire by specific deadlines. The engagement aims to inform the Council's decision-making process for the project. ## Notice Hertfordshire County Council (the 'Council') is carrying out Pre-Procurement Market Engagement ('P P M E') in relation to careers breaks services for careers of adults age eighteen plus.The Council will consider the feedback received to help inform the Council's options and further decision making. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and the Council is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the PPME shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PPME shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in the P P M E will be at each organisation's own cost. No expense in responding to this PPME will be reimbursed by the Council. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Hertfordshire County Council ('the Council') wishes to invite interested Care Providers to attend an on-line information and feedback event on Friday 6th October 2023 between 11.00 and 13.00 via Microsoft Teams. Expressions of interest must be made via email to Caron Corrin at the Council. The Council would also like to invite interested Care Providers to return the P P M E Appendix A- Supplier Questionnaire by 12.00 (noon) Thursday 12th October 2023.The Council will consider the input and responses received as part of this P P M E event to help inform the Council's options and further decision making regarding the below intended project.Project BackgroundThe council commissions through contracts the provision of community- based carers breaks services. The Services will support carers caring for an adult aged 18 and over who are ordinarily resident and living in Hertfordshire. This will include older adults- 65 plus, adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, or mental health conditions. This includes the provision of a preventative service to those who have not had an assessment of need and an ongoing breaks service to those who have been assessed to meet the Council's eligibility criteria for unmet needs.The provision of both services is considered to contain elements of regulated activity therefore it is a requirement that all providers are registered with the Care Quality Commission (C Q C). The provision of personal care is not the primary aim of the service however where incidental care is required during the provision of a break it is expected that the providers are able to support the person with this.Current Position and ScopeCurrently these two services (preventative and ongoing) are commissioned separately with the preventative service being commissioned as a block service and the ongoing service being commissioned on a call-off basis.The aim of the preventative service is to provide carers with up to 18 hours of support over a 6-week period, whereas ongoing breaks can be commissioned to meet a longer-term need for a breaks service following a carers assessment.The services include a range of provision to enable the carer to take a break from their caring role. This will include but is not limited to: Supporting the person they care for in their own home, supporting theperson they care for to access community-based services, supporting the carer and the person they care for to access the wider community.For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process, and the Council is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process.Participation or non-participation in this pre-procurement market engagement shall not prevent any provider participating in a potential procurement process nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any Provider at an advantage in any forthcoming procurement process. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028468-2023 | | 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 | 27 Sep 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 5 Jan 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | HERTFORD | | Post town | Stevenage | | Postcode | SG13 8DE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire | | Local authority | East Hertfordshire | | Electoral ward | Hertford Castle | | Westminster constituency | Hertford and Stortford | | Delivery location | TLH23 Hertfordshire CC | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85300000 - Social work and related services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 27 Sep 2023 at 09:37 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028468-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk - http://www.supplyhertfordshire.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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