Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Southwark
Southwark Council, 160 Tooley Street
London
SE1 2QH
Contact
Mr Frank Mensah
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
PIN – Speech and Language Service - Market Warming Event
Reference number
DN706764
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Online market warming event on 22nd January 2024 for providers of speech and language services
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark
Main site or place of performance
Within the London Borough of Southwark
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contracting authority invites providers of speech and language services to attend an online market warming event on Monday 22nd January 2024.
Following on from the recent feedback given by providers who participated in the previous market engagement exercise the contracting authority will be holding a market warming event to inform interested bidders of the new services that will be tendered in early February 2024.
The event will be an opportunity for prospective bidders to hear in more detail from commissioners about the respective services and to share information in regards to:
• Service model
• Tender process and timeline
The event will take place via Microsoft Teams from 11am to 12:30pm. Interested providers are asked to confirm their attendance by completing the table included in the attachment to this notice and submitting it via the portal. A link to the event will be provided to interested providers.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
19 February 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes