Planning

Soft Market Test for Early Intervention and Prevention Pseudo DPS - Virtual Supplier Event

  • Peterborough City Council
  • Peterborough City Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-022617

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02dfc8

Published 13 September 2021, 10:09am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Peterborough City Council

Sand Martin House, Bittern Way

Peterborough

PE2 8TY

Contact

Mrs Sarah Holmes

Email

Sarah.Holmes@peterborough.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 7950854238

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKH11 - Peterborough

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.1) Name and addresses

Peterborough City Council

Peterborough

PE2 8TY

Email

sarah.holmes@peterborough.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKH11 - Peterborough

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.peterborough.gov.uk

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

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 for Early Intervention and Prevention Pseudo DPS - Virtual Supplier Event

Reference number

DN565326

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Cambridgeshire County Council, Peterborough City Council and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG have developed a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the delivery of Early Intervention and Prevention services across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Service types will include information and advice, community support and hospital discharge or admission avoidance support, where services support the agenda of the Care Act 2014 to reduce, prevent and delay the need for care and support.

Commissioners would like to engage with providers to update the market on the current approach, timeline, proposed lots and the procurement portal requirements. This is also an opportunity for any providers to find out further information on how to join the DPS. We are holding a Virtual Supplier Event on Thursday 7th October at 2pm.

If you would like to join the event please register your interest by using the Messaging function section to this request by 12noon on Monday 4th October 2021.

This notice does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services for Peterborough City Council (PCC) or Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) and neither PCC nor CCC are bound to accept any proposals offered. Neither PCC nor CCC is liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party participating in the soft market test exercise. Any procurement of any services by PCC and CCC in due course will be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Any responses provided may not be treated as commercially confidential and may be used by PCC and CCC in the final service specification used but no organisation will be individually identified.

Please be aware that Peterborough City Council and Cambridgeshire County Council is subject to the disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) and that potentially any information it holds may be liable to disclosure under that FOI. For this reason, PCC and CCC would strongly advise that any information you consider to be confidential is labelled as such. In the event that a request is subsequently made for disclosure under the FOI that request will be dealt with in accordance with the legislation and at PCC’s and CCC’s discretion.

Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to this soft market test exercise. A response to this notice does not guarantee any invitation to participate in any future public procurement process that may be undertaken.

The Council cannot accept responsibility for any costs incurred in attending this virtual event and any subsequent supplier involvement in further soft market testing.

All responses will be treated as confidential and commercial in confidence and will not in any way be shared with or used in the later assessment of any proposals submitted by yourselves as part of a formal procurement process.

Please be aware that Peterborough City Council and Cambridgeshire County Council is subject to the disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) and that potentially any information it holds may be liable to disclosure under that FOI. For this reason, PCC and CCC would strongly advise that any information you consider to be confidential is labelled as such. In the event that a request is subsequently made for disclosure under the FOI that request will be dealt with in accordance with the legislation and at PCC’s and CCC’s discretion.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH11 - Peterborough

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Cambridgeshire County Council, Peterborough City Council and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG have developed a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the delivery of Early Intervention and Prevention services across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Service types will include information and advice, community support and hospital discharge or admission avoidance support, where services support the agenda of the Care Act 2014 to reduce, prevent and delay the need for care and support.

Commissioners would like to engage with providers to update the market on the current approach, timeline, proposed lots and the procurement portal requirements. This is also an opportunity for any providers to find out further information on how to join the DPS. We are holding a Virtual Supplier Event on Thursday 7th October at 2pm.

If you would like to join the event please register your interest by using the Messaging function section to this request by 12noon on Monday 4th October 2021.

This notice does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services for Peterborough City Council (PCC) or Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) and neither PCC nor CCC are bound to accept any proposals offered. Neither PCC nor CCC is liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party participating in the soft market test exercise. Any procurement of any services by PCC and CCC in due course will be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Any responses provided may not be treated as commercially confidential and may be used by PCC and CCC in the final service specification used but no organisation will be individually identified.

Please be aware that Peterborough City Council and Cambridgeshire County Council is subject to the disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) and that potentially any information it holds may be liable to disclosure under that FOI. For this reason, PCC and CCC would strongly advise that any information you consider to be confidential is labelled as such. In the event that a request is subsequently made for disclosure under the FOI that request will be dealt with in accordance with the legislation and at PCC’s and CCC’s discretion.

Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to this soft market test exercise. A response to this notice does not guarantee any invitation to participate in any future public procurement process that may be undertaken.

The Council cannot accept responsibility for any costs incurred in attending this virtual event and any subsequent supplier involvement in further soft market testing.

All responses will be treated as confidential and commercial in confidence and will not in any way be shared with or used in the later assessment of any proposals submitted by yourselves as part of a formal procurement process.

Please be aware that Peterborough City Council and Cambridgeshire County Council is subject to the disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) and that potentially any information it holds may be liable to disclosure under that FOI. For this reason, PCC and CCC would strongly advise that any information you consider to be confidential is labelled as such. In the event that a request is subsequently made for disclosure under the FOI that request will be dealt with in accordance with the legislation and at PCC’s and CCC’s discretion.

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Contract is for 5 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

1 November 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