Planning

Soft market testing for the Provision of Advocacy Service across Leicestershire, Leicester City and Rutland

  • Leicestershire County Council
  • Leicester City Council
  • Rutland County Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-003418

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03a2c2

Published 3 February 2023, 12:57pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Leicestershire County Council

County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield

Leicester

LE3 8RA

Contact

Ms Manjit Bath

Email

Manjit.Bath@leics.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1163056781

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF2 - Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html

Buyer's address

https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html

one.1) Name and addresses

Leicester City Council

115 Charles Street

Leicester

Email

customer.services@leicester.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF2 - Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.leicester.gov.uk/contact-us/our-offices/

one.1) Name and addresses

Rutland County Council

Catmose House Catmos Street

Oakham Rutland

Email

enquiries@rutland.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF2 - Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://ris.rutland.gov.uk/kb5/rutland/directory/service.page?id=a45Qu4zS1Ts

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

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

Soft market testing for the Provision of Advocacy Service across Leicestershire, Leicester City and Rutland

Reference number

DN654700

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Leicestershire County Council (‘the Council’), Leicester City Council, Rutland County Council (LLR) are preparing to procure Advocacy Services which is due to expire on 31st March 2024. The Council would like to consult the market prior to the tender being issued. It is currently anticipated that the tender will be advertised within the next 12 months.

To better understand the market LLR is inviting feedback from providers currently delivering advocacy services about their models of providing advocacy so we can better understand delivery models, cost implications and market interest.

Deadline for response is 10:00am 24 February 2023. - THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF2 - Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Leicestershire County Council (‘the Council’), Leicester City Council, Rutland County Council (LLR) are preparing to procure Advocacy Services which is due to expire on 31st March 2024. The Council would like to consult the market prior to the tender being issued. It is currently anticipated that the tender will be advertised within the next 12 months.

To better understand the market LLR is inviting feedback from providers currently delivering advocacy services about their models of providing advocacy so we can better understand delivery models, cost implications and market interest.

Deadline for response is 10:00am 24 February 2023. - THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

30 November 2023


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: No