Services In Your Home Partnership – Meet the Buyer / Market Engagement Event

Description

Herefordshire Council will be running a Market Engagement event for all businesses interested in delivering home care under a new framework, called Services In Your Home (SIYH) Partnership. Herefordshire Council has a statutory duty, under the Care Act 2014, to provide home care services for residents with assessed eligible needs, in order to enable them to remain safe and independent in their own homes for longer, reducing or delaying the need for more formal health and social care services. Dates of the engagement: In person Sessions at Plough Lane, Hereford HR4 0LE 1) 08 June 2026 at 10:00 – 11:30 (arrive from 9:45) 2) 08 June 2026 at 12:30 – 14:00 (arrive from 12:15) 3) 08 June 2026 at 15:00 – 16:30 (arrive from 14:45) Due to the room size no more than 2 representatives from each organisation may attend, and allocation will be on a first come, first served basis. Online Sessions 4) 10 June 2026 at 9:15 – 10:45 via Microsoft teams 5) 11 June 2026 at 14:15 – 15:45 via Microsoft teams The online engagement sessions will be limited to 2 attendees per provider, to facilitate wider discussion and engagement for all participants. Each event will cover a range of topics including information of where to find council opportunities, how to successfully bid for them and specific information about this project together with opportunities to ask questions and network. Please note that each session will cover the same content, therefore there is no need to attend more than one session. ALL SUPPLIERS WHO WISH TO ATTEND WOULD NEED TO EXPRESS THEIR INTEREST by 17:00 on Thursday 4 June 2026. To secure your place at either the in-person or online events, please e-mail Jess Kingswood-Preece at siyh@herefordshire.gov.uk Please use subject heading in email “SIYH Engagement Events” and confirm: • Your organisation name • Name, position and e-mail address of your attendee(s) • The session you wish to attend – please confirm date and time For those choosing to attend an Online session, we will send you a Teams invite just prior to the event. Please note, we will be unable to admit any attendees who have not booked in advance of the event. Keywords: home care, care