Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Hertfordshire County Council
County Hall, Pegs Lane
HERTFORD
SG13 8DE
Contact
Nicola Fisher
SENDCommissioning@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH23 - Hertfordshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk
Buyer's address
http://www.supplyhertfordshire.uk
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
HCC - Feb 23 - Pre-Procurement Market Engagement (PPME) for the Hertfordshire Children’s Domiciliary Personal and Community Enabling Care Service
Reference number
PPME - Feb 23 - Homecare
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Hertfordshire County Council (the ‘Council’) is carrying out PPME in relation to the provision of Hertfordshire Children’s Domiciliary Personal and Community Enabling Care Service.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 provider participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PPME shall place any provider at an advantage in a potential procurement process.Participation in the PPME will be at each organisation’s own cost. No expense in responding to this PPME will be reimbursed by the Council.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85323000 - Community health services
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH23 - Hertfordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
See section II.1.4 above and section VI.3 below and the PPME documentation provided.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
30 June 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
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
To access the PPME documentation please visit www.supplyhertfordshire.uk and follow the on-screen guidance.To participate in this PPME, organisations must submit their completed Provider Questionnaire, together with any supporting documents, through the In-Tend system by 12 noon on 9 March 2023, as per the PPME documentation and In-Tend system. Provider Questionnaires cannot be uploaded after the closing date/time.Please make sure that you have submitted your Provider Questionnaire following the instructions within the PPME documentation and the In-Tend system. The Council will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their Provider Questionnaire. If you are experiencing problems with Supply Hertfordshire, In-Tend (which hosts the Supply Hertfordshire eTendering system) offer a help section which includes a dedicated UK Support Desk which can be contacted via email support@in-tend.co.uk or telephone +44 (0)114 407 0065 for any website / technical questions Monday to Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm.