--- title: "Argyll & Bute Community Link Worker Service" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000649933" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000649933" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000649933.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000649933.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS HIGHLAND" published: "2021-04-07" --- # Argyll & Bute Community Link Worker Service Buyer: NHS HIGHLAND Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000649933 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000649933) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000649933.json) ## Summary NHS Highland is planning a tender for the "Argyll & Bute Community Link Worker Service," aimed at delivering and managing a service across the Argyll & Bute area within the health sector. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with key dates including a deadline for feedback on the Market Research Questionnaire by 21 April 2021. Interested parties can contact NHS Highland via email at nhsh.tenders@nhs.scot. This service is designed to help individuals take control of their health and wellbeing by connecting them to relevant community resources, which underscores its importance in the local health landscape. This procurement presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in community health services, social care, and support work. Companies that have experience in community engagement and health management will find this tender particularly relevant, as NHS Highland seeks input to shape its contractual arrangements. By participating in this market engagement process, businesses can position themselves to offer impactful solutions that support the wellbeing of the Argyll & Bute community, ultimately fostering growth and establishing long-term partnerships in public sector contracts. ## Notice NHS Highland, Argyll & Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) are looking to Tender for the delivery and management of a Community Link Working service across the Argyll & Bute area. The aim of this service is to support people in taking control of their health and wellbeing by connecting them to community resources. Argyll and Bute HSCP are seeking to engage with the market to see how we can best shape our contractual arrangements to achieve a Community Link Working service and secure the best value solutions for all of our community resources. We are inviting responses from current or prospective suppliers of Community Link Working services. Your feedback will be utilised to inform the commercial strategy and specification. This PIN Notice and associated questionnaire is for information gathering and market engagement only. This is not a call for competition. ### Lot Information Lot 1 NHS Highland, Argyll & Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) are looking to Tender for the delivery and management of a Community Link Working service across the Argyll & Bute area. The aim of this service is to support people in taking control of their health and wellbeing by connecting them to community resources. Argyll and Bute HSCP are seeking to engage with the market to see how we can best shape our contractual arrangements to achieve a Community Link Working service and secure the best value solutions for all of our community resources. We are inviting responses from current or prospective suppliers of Community Link Working services. Your feedback will be utilised to inform the commercial strategy and specification. This PIN Notice and associated questionnaire is for information gathering and market engagement only. This is not a call for competition.. This PIN notice is for market engagement only. Completed questionnaires should be returned to nhsh.tenders@nhs.scot no later than 21 April 2021 with the reference 'Community Link Worker PIN' as the subject of the email to allow responses to be processed, collated and analysed. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR411521 | | Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information 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 | 7 Apr 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 17 May 2021 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £450,000 | | 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 | NHS HIGHLAND | | Locality | INVERNESS | | Post town | Inverness | | Postcode | IV2 3BW | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands | | ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands | | Local authority | Highland | | Electoral ward | Inverness South | | Westminster constituency | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire | | Delivery location | TLM8 West Central Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85120000 - Medical practice and related services ## Release History - 7 Apr 2021 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR411521 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=APR411521&idx=1 7th April 2021 - Market Research Questionnaire - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR411521 Argyll & Bute Community Link Worker Service - NHS Highland, Argyll & Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) are looking to Tender for the delivery and management of a Community Link Working service across the Argyll & Bute area. The aim of this service is to support people in taking control of their health and wellbeing by connecting them to community resources. Argyll and Bute HSCP are seeking to engage with the market to see how we can best shape our contractual arrangements to achieve a Community Link Working service and secure the best value solutions for all of our community resources. We are inviting responses from current or prospective suppliers of Community Link Working services. Your feedback will be utilised to inform the commercial strategy and specification. This PIN Notice and associated questionnaire is for information gathering and market engagement only. This is not a call for competition. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000649933 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=649933 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000649933. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000649933.json.