Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Norfolk County Council
County Hall, Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 1DH
Contact
Annie Southgate
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
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
Providing Support for Young Carers and Families in Norfolk
Reference number
NCCT42761
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Norfolk County Council contract for the provision of Young Carers Services is due to end on the 31st of March 2024. The Council is currently scoping its requirements for a new contract to commence on 1 April 2024. The Provider/s will be expected to deliver effective young carers and families services supporting young carers and families aged 5-18 and some extended support for their families in order to identify, assess and reduce excessive and inappropriate caring responsibilities improving outcomes for young people. This includes the provision of skilled and qualified workers to deliver support in key areas such as education, family support, community provision, and world of work. This will operate as one contract with the flexibility to cover Norfolk countywide.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £960,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH17 - Breckland and South Norfolk
- UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
- UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Before we go out to tender, we wish to engage with the market and invite interested bidders to attend a Teams meeting to hear more about this project. We currently have contracts for this service and believe that TUPE will apply. If you wish to engage with us, please register on in-tend at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc and express an interest in this project, and then use the correspondence facility. We expect the event to take place on 18th September over Teams. If you are interested, please send the names and email addresses of all who wish to attend through in-tend correspondence. An invitation will be issued with joining instructions.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
25 September 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: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Please note we are currently only seeking expressions of interest and to inform you of the opportunity for market engagement. As such, no documentation is currently available. This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council's e-procurement system, in-tend. To participate in this procurement and gain access to documents when they are available, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Help. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the tenders section and express an interest in the project. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk.