Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Leicestershire County Council
County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield
Leicester
LE3 8RA
UK
Contact person: C&FS Commissioning Service
Telephone: +44 1163052523
E-mail: cfscommissioningsupport@leics.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=33c2d4c3-a615-ee11-8123-005056b64545
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
Soft Market Test - Residential Overnight Short Breaks for Disabled Young People
Reference number: DN676866
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Leicestershire Children and Family Services (CFS) is currently reviewing the future provision of residential overnight short breaks for disabled young people in Leicestershire. Through issuing this advert Leicestershire County Council is seeking feedback from the market to inform this review and the development of any future procurement process.
Any organisation or group of organisations interested in participating in this market engagement exercise should express an interest through the Council’s eTendering website and complete the Request For Information document. The response should be completed and returned to the Council, via the eTendering portal, by 17.00 21 July 2023.
Following submission of responses the Council may seek to hold discussions with suitable organisations.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Leicestershire Children and Family Services (CFS) is currently reviewing the future provision of residential overnight short breaks for disabled young people in Leicestershire. Through issuing this advert Leicestershire County Council is seeking feedback from the market to inform this review and the development of any future procurement process.
Any organisation or group of organisations interested in participating in this market engagement exercise should express an interest through the Council’s e-Tendering website and complete the Request For Information document. The response should be completed and returned to the Council, via the e-Tendering portal, by 17.00 21 July 2023.
Following submission of responses the Council may seek to hold discussions with suitable organisations.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
01/01/2024
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.3) Additional information
Please note, the Council intends to use the information gathered to inform the review of the future provision of residential overnight short breaks for disabled young people in Leicestershire. Participating in this exercise will not affect any party positively or negatively during any eventual procurement process and the Council reserve the right not to proceed with any procurement process. Interested parties are further advised that any information submitted during the market engagement exercise will not form part of an interested party’s tender submission and that
a failure to respond to this notice will not preclude them from responding to any future contract notice. The Council will not meet any costs incurred by any party in responding to this notice. All responses will be treated as confidential. This market engagement exercise is being conducted via the East Midlands Procurement portal (www.eastmidstenders.org) further information on this exercise can be obtained from this website. The response should be completed and returned to the Council, via the e-Tendering portal, by 17.00 21 July 2023.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/06/2023