Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Norfolk County Council
County Hall, Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 1DH
UK
Contact person: Annie Southgate
E-mail: sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH15
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.norfolk.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Home Support South Norfolk
Reference number: NCCT423044/ NCCT423045
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Norfolk County Council wishes to award contracts to providers for both Principal and Framework Provision of Home Support in the South of Norfolk. Before we do this, we wish to engage with Providers. If you wish to attend this engagement on 14th February, please first register at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home and express an interest in this procurement. Using the correspondence facility, send the name of up to 2 attendees with email contacts. We will then send you details of time and location. If you want to deliver home support for Norfolk County Council in these areas we would urge you to attend so that you are aware of our plans.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85312000
85312400
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH17
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council wishes to appoint one Principal provider to deliver home support services in each Primary Care Network (PCN) within Norfolk. The intention is that the Principal Providers will deliver 70% of the hours and the remaining 30% will be delivered by a small number of PCN framework providers, whose appointment is subject to a separate procurement.This procurement is split into 4 lots, which covers PCNs in South Norfolk:The lots area: 1. Mid Norfolk2. Breckland3. Ketts Oak4. SNHIPPlease note that our intention overall is to limit Principal Providers to having a maximum of 50% of the PCNs in an area. Bidders may apply for all lots in each area, but will be awarded no more than 2 for each area. If you have been successful in previous procurements, the number of lots you hold for an area will be taken into consideration. The procurement will be conducted under the Procurement Act 2023. We wish to use the engagement to discuss with you our requirements, the tender process we are proposing (competitive flexible) and expectations of all parties. We will also discuss lessons learnt from previous procurements for this service in other areas of Norfolk.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
14/01/2025
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/01/2025