Planning

Providing Support for Young Carers and Families in Norfolk

  • Norfolk County Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-025997

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03f98f

Published 4 September 2023, 9:49am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Norfolk County Council

County Hall, Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 1DH

Contact

Annie Southgate

Email

sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.norfolk.gov.uk

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.