Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Thurrock Council
Civic Offices, New Road
Grays
RM17 6SL
Contact
K Mason
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH32 - Thurrock
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/thurrockcouncil/aspx/Home
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/thurrockcouncil/aspx/ProjectManage/1584
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
Thurrock Offer to Care Leavers – Market Engagement
Reference number
PS/2024/012 (EOI 2)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Thurrock Council’s Children’s Services are seeking to engage with experienced organisations with a background in providing accommodation and / or support for young people leaving care and homeless young people.We have high aspirations for our young people and want to collaborate with organisations from the private and voluntary sector to co-design an approach to enabling our young people to grow into happy, healthy, adults, living fulfilling lives.We are particularly interested in working with organisations with experience of supported accommodation, floating support, accessing the private rented sector, supported lodgings, post 18 accommodation, crash pads or any other successful approaches to helping young people transition into the adult world.In support of this, we are holding a market engagement event, which will be used to inform how we support our young people and subsequent tender opportunities.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
- 85320000 - Social services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH32 - Thurrock
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Thurrock Council’s Children’s Services are seeking to engage with experienced organisations with a background in providing accommodation and / or support for young people leaving care and homeless young people.We have high aspirations for our young people and want to collaborate with organisations from the private and voluntary sector to co-design an approach to enabling our young people to grow into happy, healthy, adults, living fulfilling lives.We are particularly interested in working with organisations with experience of supported accommodation, floating support, accessing the private rented sector, supported lodgings, post 18 accommodation, crash pads or any other successful approaches to helping young people transition into the adult world.In support of this, we are holding a market engagement event, which will be used to inform how we support our young people and subsequent tender opportunities.The event will be held on 25th November 2024, from 2:30pm to 5:00pm at The Beehive Resource Centre, West St, Grays RM17 6XP.This engagement event will:• Share the vision we have for how our young people experience transitioning from care, including the types of accommodation and support they will need.• Discuss how we can work most effectively together to achieve this vision, including considering different approaches to contracting for services.• Provide an overview of the Council’s current and projected needs for accommodation and support for those leaving care and homeless young people.• Begin to develop a model for how the Local Authority and the private and voluntary sector will work in partnership to secure the very best possible outcomes for the young people of Thurrock.Thurrock Council is particularly interested in:• Organisations with experience of supported accommodation; floating support; accessing the private rented sector; supported lodgings; post 18 accommodation; crash pads or any other successful approaches to helping young people transition into the adult world.• Organisations with a strong commitment to achieving positive, measurable outcomes for young people.• Organisations capable of offering therapeutic or specialist services for young people with complex needs.• Organisations who are willing to collaborate on innovative service models with a focus on what young people need and what works.If you are interested in attending this engagement event and exploring how we can work together to improve outcomes for young people, please confirm your attendance though the In-Tend correspondence facility, including the names of those attending. We look forward to a productive discussion on how we can create a robust framework of support for Thurrock’s young people transitioning to independent living.This notice is a market engagement exercise only and does not imply any commitment by Thurrock Council to procure any specific services at this stage.
two.2.14) Additional information
If you are interested in attending this engagement event and exploring how we can work together to improve outcomes for young people, please confirm your attendance though the In-Tend correspondence facility, including the names of those attending. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/thurrockcouncil/aspx/ProjectManage/1584
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
11 September 2024
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