Planning

Market Engagement for a Directory of Local Services and Brokerage Functionality System

  • Suffolk County Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-018462

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02cf8c

Published 2 August 2021, 3:09pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Suffolk County Council

Endeavour House, Russell Road

IPSWICH

IP1 2BX

Email

stuart.savage@suffolk.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKH14 - Suffolk

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.suffolksourcing.uk

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

Market Engagement for a Directory of Local Services and Brokerage Functionality System

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Suffolk County Council intends to conduct a procurement exercise for the award of a contract to provide a directory of local services and brokerage functionality for Adult Community Services, Children and Young People’s Services, including the Local Offer & Family Information Service as well as Public Health information within a single system. To enable Suffolk County Council to meet the needs of Suffolk residents whilst ensuring our statutory duties under the Care Act, Childcare Acts, and the SEND Code of Practice.Our expectation is that any procurement exercise will begin January 2022.Prior to any procurement Suffolk County Council is undertaking a market engagement exercise to better understand the market. Please help us by completing this questionnaire: https://forms.office.com/r/ZHncZ6C6Yn which will be the start of our market engagement exercise. We ask that completed questionnaires are returned by 31st 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)

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH14 - Suffolk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Suffolk County Council intends to conduct a procurement exercise for the award of a contract to provide a directory of local services and brokerage functionality for Adult Community Services, Children and Young People’s Services, including the Local Offer & Family Information Service as well as Public Health information within a single system. To enable Suffolk County Council to meet the needs of Suffolk residents whilst ensuring our statutory duties under the Care Act, Childcare Acts, and the SEND Code of Practice.Our expectation is that any procurement exercise will begin January 2022.Prior to any procurement Suffolk County Council is undertaking a market engagement exercise to better understand the market. Please help us by completing this questionnaire: https://forms.office.com/r/ZHncZ6C6Yn which will be the start of our market engagement exercise. We ask that completed questionnaires are returned by 31st August 2021.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

2 August 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