Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Cambridgeshire County Council
New Shire Hall, Alconbury Weald
Huntingdon
PE28 4YE
Contact
Cambridgeshire Procurement Team
Procurement2@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/
Buyer's address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
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
Prior Information Notice (PIN) and Market Engagement for 21016 CCC Registered Social Landlord and Care Provider for Independent Living Service (ILS) in East Cambridgeshire
Reference number
DN604261
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Please note this is not a call for competition but a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to advise prospective providers of the Authority's current intentions.
As part of this PIN the Authority is releasing a pre-recorded webinar (see below for further details) regarding the Independent Living Services (ILS) - for Registered Social Landlords, Care Homes, Domiciliary Care, Extra Care, and Nursing Provider Markets.
Independent Living Services (ILS) are a new model of housing-with-care services primarily for older people but not exclusively older people. Access to an ILS will be based on need and not on age.
This intended procurement process is for the delivery of ILS in Ely in East Cambridgeshire.
The Authority is at the late pre-market stage and is seeking to update the market on the project and seeking feedback. We believe that providers’ input into design work is an important part of the process prior to any formal procurement.
The Authority has a pre-recorded webinar that provides an update in relation to the Independent Living Service project and the current strategy for the future procurement process.
As part of this engagement we are providing a Microsoft Forms Questionnaire to complete by no later than 12:00pm on Tuesday 3rd May 2022. We would encourage early completion of the form to enable the Authority to provide suitable responses for the live event detailed below.
Once you have sent us the form, we will send you an email invitation to our live event which is due to be held on Tuesday 10th May 2022 at 14:00/2:00pm where we will address all matters raised by the completed questionnaires.
Following the live event the Authority may share the draft specifications for market feedback for those that respond to the questionnaire.
The Authority will use the opportunity to gather intelligence from providers to help inform and finalise the development of the final tender documents
Please initially register your interest via our ProContract E-tendering portal so that you can access the Webinar and Microsoft Forms Questionnaire along with other relevant documentation.
If you have any questions in relation to this Soft Market Testing then please submit these via the ProContract Messaging System.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 1: Registered social landlord to deliver housing managing agent
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 70000000 - Real estate services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Current proposed lot is for a Registered social landlord to deliver housing managing agent
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 2: Care, support and nursing provider
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Current proposed lot for a Care, support and nursing provider
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 3: Registered social landlord to deliver housing managing agent and Care, support and nursing provider
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 70000000 - Real estate services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Current proposed lot for a single Registered social landlord to deliver housing managing
agent and Care, support and nursing provider
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
26 June 2022
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
The Authority reserves the right not to proceed with the Procurement, or any part thereof, or
change the requirements as necessary at any time. It is the current intention of the Authority
that the procurement will be conducted as an Open Procedure under the Public Contracts
Regulations 2015.
The ITT is expected to be published during Summer 2022. A separate advert will be released
advising of this.
Please note: this market testing exercise is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal
expressions of interest. This document does not form any part of an invitation to tender. The
Authority is issuing this request for information only. Any provider invited to present to the
Authority is doing so to support market research only and to help make any potential
procurement process more focused and efficient. No supplier selection or supplier
preference is implied.
Confidentiality and Freedom of Information (FOI)
Please note: all information included in this Soft Market Testing is confidential and only for
the recipients’ knowledge. No information included in this document or in discussions
connected to it may be disclosed to any other party without prior written authorisation.
All responses will be treated confidentially. However, please be aware that we are subject to
the disclosure requirements of the FOI Act and that potentially any information we hold is
liable to disclosure under that Act. For this reason, we strongly advise that any information
you consider to be confidential is labelled as such. In the event that a request is
subsequently made for disclosure under FOI the request will be dealt with in accordance
with the legislation.
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