Planning

Soft Market Test - Housing Related Support Services

  • Peterborough City Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-009581

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02acde

Published 4 May 2021, 3:01pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Peterborough City Council

Sand Martin House, Bittern Way

Peterborough

PE2 8TY

Contact

Mr Mike Ligorio

Email

Mike.Ligorio@peterborough.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 7944444643

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/business/supplying-the-council/supply-opportunities

Buyer's address

https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/business/supplying-the-council/supply-opportunities

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 Test - Housing Related Support Services

Reference number

DN541625

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Peterborough City Council (the “Council”) is seeking views from potential providers on how best to deliver Housing Related Support Services.

The aim of this Soft Market Testing Exercise (the “SMT”) is to;

understand the optimum way of delivering Housing Related Support and to encourage Providers, including charities, social enterprises and Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s) and new entrants to the market, to bid;

for the Council to gain a better understanding of how the provider market operates in relation to generalist Information, Advice, Guidance and Crisis Management services;

deliver Value for Money to the Council and reduce costs;

to assist the Council to develop appropriate procurement documentation; and

see whether the market has experience of being involved in delivering similar projects.

It is the intention of the SMT and this questionnaire to gather a range of qualitative data and information. The information collected during the SMT process will not be used for any other purpose.

Please read the SMT - Housing Related Services document and if you feel that your organisation is able to contribute to this SMT please complete the questionnaire and return, by 21.05.2021

Please note that this is not a call for competition or neither is it a procurement exercise.

For the avoidance of doubt, this SMT is for the purpose of conducting a soft market testing exercise, and will not formally begin the procurement or constitute any commitment by the Council to undertake any procurement exercise.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Peterborough City Council (the “Council”) is seeking views from potential providers on how best to deliver Housing Related Support Services.

The aim of this Soft Market Testing Exercise (the “SMT”) is to;

understand the optimum way of delivering Housing Related Support and to encourage Providers, including charities, social enterprises and Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s) and new entrants to the market, to bid;

for the Council to gain a better understanding of how the provider market operates in relation to generalist Information, Advice, Guidance and Crisis Management services;

deliver Value for Money to the Council and reduce costs;

to assist the Council to develop appropriate procurement documentation; and

see whether the market has experience of being involved in delivering similar projects.

It is the intention of the SMT and this questionnaire to gather a range of qualitative data and information. The information collected during the SMT process will not be used for any other purpose.

Please read the SMT - Housing Related Services document and if you feel that your organisation is able to contribute to this SMT please complete the questionnaire and return, by 21.05.2021

Please note that this is not a call for competition or neither is it a procurement exercise.

For the avoidance of doubt, this SMT is for the purpose of conducting a soft market testing exercise, and will not formally begin the procurement or constitute any commitment by the Council to undertake any procurement exercise.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

30 June 2021


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