--- title: "Early Engagement, Soft Market Assessment - Market Position Statement Adult Social Care" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-044def" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-044def" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044def.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044def.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BOURNEMOUTH CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL" published: "2024-03-28" --- # Early Engagement, Soft Market Assessment - Market Position Statement Adult Social Care Buyer: BOURNEMOUTH CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044def [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-044def) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044def.json) ## Summary The Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council is planning a tender titled "Early Engagement, Soft Market Assessment – Market Position Statement Adult Social Care" in the services category within the health and social work services industry. The council aims to gain insights from potential bidders prior to any formal procurement opportunity to shape the requirement for an updated Market Position Statement. Interested organisations are requested to provide their contact information and expertise by the deadline of Wednesday 17 April 2024. The tender is aimed at understanding specialist organisations in adult social care, including long term conditions, mental health, learning disabilities, and autism sectors. This tender by the Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council presents an opportunity for businesses with expertise in adult social care services to potentially participate in upcoming formal procurement processes. Organisations with relevant experience in the specified care sectors are well-suited to provide valuable input into the Market Position Statement. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with the council seeking early engagement and market insights to shape the document, which is expected to commence in June 2024 with completion by September 2024. ## Notice Early Engagement, Soft Market Assessment - Market Position Statement Adult Social Care BCP Council would like to seek input from the market and gain interest from potential bidders, prior to formulating any formal procurement opportunity. This will provide early insight into the likely level of interest from that market and will help shape the requirement. BCP Council is conducting a Soft Market Assessment to gain an understanding of specialist organisations with relevant experience that can assist the Council with completion of an updated and extended Market Position Statement for Adult Social Care. The Market Position Statement will be a strategic document to enable the care sector to understand the current position and likely future commissioning direction in line with the financial climate of the council. It will detail Adult Social Cares commissioning intentions in respect to its Care Act duties and identified need. The Statement will cover the following sectors: 1. Long term conditions 2. Mental health 3. Learning disabilities 4. Autism Our Commissioning aim is for this project to commence June 2024 with up to 3 months for completion of the full Market Position Statement. Please could interested organisations, forward a message in this Opportunity providing your organisations contact information and expertise in this area. The deadline for this Soft Market Assessment is Wednesday 17 April 2024 by 14:00hrs. Participation or non-participation in this market exercise shall not prevent any organisation participating in any potential procurement process nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any organisation at an advantage in any forthcoming procurement process. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Early Engagement, Soft Market Assessment - Market Position Statement Adult Social Care BCP Council would like to seek input from the market and gain interest from potential bidders, prior to formulating any formal procurement opportunity. This will provide early insight into the likely level of interest from that market and will help shape the requirement. BCP Council is conducting a Soft Market Assessment to gain an understanding of specialist organisations with relevant experience that can assist the Council with completion of an updated and extended Market Position Statement for Adult Social Care. The Market Position Statement will be a strategic document to enable the care sector to understand the current position and likely future commissioning direction in line with the financial climate of the council. It will detail Adult Social Cares commissioning intentions in respect to its Care Act duties and identified need. The Statement will cover the following sectors: 1. Long term conditions 2. Mental health 3. Learning disabilities 4. Autism Our Commissioning aim is for this project to commence June 2024 with up to 3 months for completion of the full Market Position Statement. Please could interested organisations, forward a message in this Opportunity providing your organisations contact information and expertise in this area. The deadline for this Soft Market Assessment is Wednesday 17 April 2024 by 14:00hrs. Participation or non-participation in this market exercise shall not prevent any organisation participating in any potential procurement process nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any organisation 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/010183-2024 | | 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 | 28 Mar 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Apr 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 | BOURNEMOUTH CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL | | Locality | BOURNEMOUTH | | Post town | Bournemouth | | Postcode | BH2 6DY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | | ITL 3 | TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | | Local authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | | Electoral ward | Bournemouth Central | | Westminster constituency | Bournemouth West | | Delivery location | TLK24 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 28 Mar 2024 at 09:24 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010183-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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