Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Hertfordshire County Council
Pegs Lane
Hertford
SG13 8DE
Contact
Strategic Procurement Group
zoe.upson@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 01707292463
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH23 - Hertfordshire
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
HCC - 07/21 - Pre-Procurement Market Engagement for the Reduction of the DoLS Assessment Backlog in preparation for LPS (Liberty Protection Safeguards)
Reference number
DoLs PPME - 07/21
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Hertfordshire County Council (the "Council") is carrying out Pre-Procurement Market Engagement for the aforementioned.The Council will consider the feedback received to help inform the Council’s options and further decision making. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and the Council is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the PPME shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PPME shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in the PPME will be at each organisation’s own cost. No expense in responding to this PPME will be reimbursed by the Council. Further information can be found within the attached documentation. You are invited to submit a completed questionnaire by 12 noon on 6th August 2021
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
- UKH23 - Hertfordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please refer to the PPME documentation contained at www.supplyhertfordshire.uk for full details in relation to this exercise.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
20 July 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: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
To access the PPME documentation please visit www.supplyhertfordshire.uk and follow the on-screen guidance.To participate in this PPME, organisations must submit their completed Supplier Questionnaire, together with any supporting documents, through the In-Tend system by the return deadline of 12.00 Noon 6th August 2021Please make sure that you have submitted your Supplier Questionnaire following the instructions above. The Council will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their Supplier Questionnaire. If you are experiencing problems In-Tend offer a help section which includes a dedicated UK support desk which can be contacted via email: support@in-tend.co.uk or Telephone: +44 1144070065 for any website/technical questions, Monday to Friday, 8:30-17:00.