Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Hertfordshire County Council
Farnham House, Six Hills Way
Stevenage
SG1 2FQ
Contact
Community Commissioning for Disabled Adults
ADS.SupportedLiving@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH23 - Hertfordshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk
Buyer's address
http://www.supplyhertfordshire.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
HCC – Jul 23 - Pre-Procurement Market Engagement (PPME) for a Supported Living Framework
Reference number
PPME – Jul 23 – Supported Living
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 PPME in relation to a market wide framework agreement for Supported Living Services.The Council will consider any 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 provider participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PPME shall place any provider 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.
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
- 85322000 - Community action programme
- 85320000 - Social services
- 85311200 - Welfare services for disabled people
- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH23 - Hertfordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
See section II.1.4 above, section VI.3 below and the PPME documentation provided for further details.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
27 July 2023
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
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
To access the PPME documentation please visit www.supplyhertfordshire.uk and follow the on-screen guidance.For the opportunity to provide feedback via a survey in preparation for the procurement until 31 August 2023. Information from the survey will inform the service modelling and the procurement approach. Any queries from the survey will be addressed at the Provider event. Link to survey:https://surveys.hertfordshire.gov.uk/s/PPMESupportedLivingService2023/There is the option for organisations to attend a Provider Event on 12 September 2023. This will take place online. Please note that to be able to attend the event providers must sign up via the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xQ7jpkIwT3-Z5p3ykLVw6AThere will be the opportunity for providers to raise questions or provide feedback via Supply Hertfordshire for 10 days following the first event. There will also be a second Provider Event in early December, before the tender goes live. This will take place online. A date and time for this event will be confirmed and a link to sign up for this event will be published in due course.If you are experiencing problems with Supply Hertfordshire, In-Tend (which hosts the Supply Hertfordshire eTendering system) 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 (0)114 407 0065 for any website / technical questions Monday to Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm.