Planning

Market Engagement Day on 13th November 2023 for Unregulated Support Worker services in the community ( you DO NOT have to be CQC qualified to apply ) via Adult Social Care DPS Lot 17

  • Slough Borough Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-030315

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-040bf6

Published 13 October 2023, 3:00pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Slough Borough Council

Observatory House, 25 Windsor Road, Slough,

Slough, Berkshire

SL1 2EL

Contact

Archie Seth

Email

archie.seth@slough.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.slough.gov.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

Market Engagement Day on 13th November 2023 for Unregulated Support Worker services in the community ( you DO NOT have to be CQC qualified to apply ) via Adult Social Care DPS Lot 17

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

A Market Engagement event will be held for suppliers from 12:00noon to 13:00 on Monday the 13th November 2023. The meeting will be by invitation only. Please register your request to attend by emailing ASC.Commissioning@slough.gov.uk with DPS Support Event – Unregulated Support Services in the subject line. Qualification of Management and Delivery of Support Worker services in the community (you DO NOT have to be CQC qualified to apply ) ( via Adult Social Care DPS Lot 17 specified in Stage 1 of the DPS.) Only unregulated service providers should apply. (CQC regulated providers should apply for Home Support Services (Domiciliary Care/Personal Assistants/Replacement care) ).Anyone intending to take part in the mini-competition must have applied for and been successful at the First Stage of the DPS on Lot 17. Please note that a Second Stage Mini Competition for this provision will be launched on or around the 5th December 2023 via the DPS route .

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £5,800,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

A Market Engagement event will be held for suppliers from12:00noon to 13:00 on Tuesday the 13th November 2023. The meeting will be by invitation only. Please register your request to attend by emailing ASC.Commissioning@slough.gov.uk with DPS Support Event – Unregulated Support Services in the subject line. Qualification of Management and Delivery of Support Worker services in the community (you DO NOT have to be CQC qualified to apply ) ( via Adult Social Care DPS Lot 17 specified in Stage 1 of the DPS.) Only unregulated service providers should apply. (CQC regulated providers should apply for Home Support Services (Domiciliary Care/Personal Assistants/Replacement care) ).Anyone intending to take part in the mini-competition must have applied for and been successful at the First Stage of the DPS on Lot 17. Please note that a Second Stage Mini Competition for this provision will be launched on or around the 5th December 2023 via the DPS route . Recommended deadline for participants to submit their completed SQ’s and to be able to participate and be able to reasonably develop their tender is the 17th November 2023. This will be a refresh of our current supplier list.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

13 October 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

The Council reserves the right to cancel the procurement process at any point. The Council is not liable for any costs resulting from any cancellation of this procurement process or for any other costs incurred by those participating. The Bidder shall be expected to agree to Terms and Conditions prior to commencement of services. If the Council wishes to accept your quotation, you will be contacted by the named Officer and a Purchase Order will be issued. The Purchase Order number must be quoted on all subsequent correspondence, including order acknowledgements, delivery notes and invoices. If you are not an existing supplier to the Council, you will be asked to complete a new supplier form prior to being issued a Purchase Order, so that you can be set-up on our database.