Planning

Children with Complex Lives: Market Engagement Event

  • West Sussex County Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-004300

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03a503

Published 13 February 2023, 9:14am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

West Sussex County Council

County Hall, West Street

Chichester

PO19 1RQ

Contact

West Sussex County Council

Email

Nick.Buchanan@hants.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ - South East (England)

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/business-and-consumers/supplying-wscc-with-goods-or-services/

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Tenders/Current

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

Children with Complex Lives: Market Engagement Event

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

West Sussex County Council, Kent County Council and Southampton City Council are looking to commission 36 residential places and support services for Children with Complex Lives. The aim of these services will be to support effective partnerships with providers to meet the needs of children with complex lives who need high quality care. The places will be offered across 3 lots: one for each authority.Central to this service will be a model of residential care based on an effective relationship between the Participating Authorities and provider(s). The services are being designed to support a relationship in which all parties bring their skills, expertise and imagination to an approach, underpinned by a shared set of values and beliefs. As part of this approach the authorities are committing to a soft-block contract model, long contract and high quality support during the mobilisation of contracts. The authorities are holding a market engagement event to further describe the se

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

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ - South East (England)
Main site or place of performance

West Sussex, Kent, Southampton

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Market Engagement Event

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

22 February 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: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

West Sussex County Council, Kent County Council and Southampton City Council are looking to commission 36 residential places and support services for Children with Complex Lives. The aim of these services will be to support effective partnerships with providers to meet the needs of children with complex lives who need high quality care. The places will be offered across 3 lots: one for each authority.Central to this service will be a model of residential care based on an effective relationship between the Participating Authorities and provider(s). The services are being designed to support a relationship in which all parties bring their skills, expertise and imagination to an approach, underpinned by a shared set of values and beliefs. As part of this approach the authorities are committing to a soft-block contract model, long contract and high quality support during the mobilisation of contracts. The authorities are holding a market engagement event to further describe the service being commissioned, to describe the bespoke route to market, to communicate the proposed timelines for the tendering process and to answer any questions on the service model or tendering process. Suitably interested parties should register their interest by emailing PMOAdmin@westsussex.gov.uk . You will be invited to attend a Microsoft Team meeting on 22nd February at 1130am for one hour. A maximum of two people per organisation may attend.