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
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Mental Health Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Employment Support Services
Reference number
DN722320
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 Prior Information Notice is being issued to inform the market that Essex County Council will be hosting a virtual market engagement event on MS Teams on Wednesday 15th May 2024 at 11:00am to discuss the upcoming re-procurement of the Mental Health Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Employment Support Services .
Any interested parties should register an interest to attend this event and email Lorna.Venters@essex.gov.uk by 12noon on Monday 13th May 2024, with your contact (email) details in order to receive the MS Teams invitation to the event. The Authority wish to limit attendance to a maximum of two people from the same organisation.
Attendance or non-attendance does not bestow an advantage or disadvantage on any provider when the competitive tender process commences later this year.
Please note that the decision of whether or not the contract will be divided into Lots has yet to be determined.
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 session on 15th May 2024 aims to cover discussions about the mental health employment services that Essex County Council currently commissions. The objectives of this event are to:
• Update the market on our current services
• Share some of our initial thinking and our timeline
• Help us understand the level of market interest in the service
• Provide potential suppliers an opportunity to ask us questions
The publication of this Notice does NOT represent a commencement of the tender process,
an attempt to reduce overall tender timescales, a call for competition or a partial release of
the tender documentation.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
To be advised later in the year.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
22 September 2024
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