Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
Contact
Ms Lorna Venters
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH3 - Essex
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
Other activity
Supporting offenders with complex and additional needs
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Early Market Engagement - Offenders with Complex and Additional Needs Service (OCAN 2024)
Reference number
DN652092
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This purpose of this PIN is to inform the market that Essex County Council will be hosting an early market engagement event on the retender of the ‘Offenders with Complex and Additional Needs’ Service which is due to expire on 31 March 2024.
The Council is inviting appropriately experienced suppliers to the face to face session on Friday 3rd March 2023, 10:00 am to 12:00pm, in Chelmsford. The event will enable the Council to share the vision for the future service, outline the range of support to be included and obtain feedback from potential suppliers. The service provides support for individuals in contact with the criminal justice system, and who have a variety of multiple and complex needs including for example, homelessness/accommodation issues, substance misuse, mental health, and learning disabilities.
The service will require working in close partnership with both criminal justice agencies, including the prisons (HMP Chelmsford) as well as wider partners to reduce offending/re offending of individuals being supported, and help improve their health and wellbeing generally.
Providers are advised that the indicative budget for this service and any publication dates remain subject to confirmation and the Council will confirm the final financial envelope and publication date for this service in a contract notice prior to the publication of the procurement.
To reserve a place on the market engagement event please e-mail lorna.venters@essex.gov.uk by 10:00am on Tuesday 28th February 2023. On receipt of reservation requests, invitations will be sent to attendees confirming details of the venue.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £5,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH3 - Essex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service provided will form part of a county-wide health, social care, police, probation, prison, and independent sector response to offenders with complex needs in Essex. The aims of the service include:
- reducing re-offending rates and contacts with criminal justice agencies by offenders with complex and additional needs
- promoting independent and healthy living
- improving the health, social, psychological, legal, welfare and life chances of people who are vulnerable through the use of alcohol and drugs, mental ill health, learning disabilities, homelessness/accommodation issues or other such vulnerabilities.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Number of possible renewals: 1 - subject to confirmation.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
3 July 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