Closed tender

PME4033 - Soft Market Testing for Independent Advocacy, Mental Health Advocacy and Independent Visitors

Details

Topic
Health and social work services
Published
1 August 2024
Submission
13 August 2024

Tender description

This pre-market sounding exercise is being undertaken by Walsall Council in order to determine market interest for provision of an Independent Advocacy, Mental Health Advocacy and Independent Visitor provision for Walsall Children in Care and Children in Need. Providers who express interest at this stage are not bound to participate in any future procurement exercise. This exercise does not form part of any formal procurement process. Information received will be treated in strictest of confidence and will not be made available to bidders once the tendering process has begun. This document provides background information on the current project with a number of questions designed to help establish: o Your appetite for whether or not your organisation would like to be considered to provide these services; o The ability of your organisation to fulfil the requirements of the service outlined o Your observations regarding the potential work and direction set out. o Your views on any issues that may exist with respect to providing additional value beyond core expectations o Your views on wider area expectations and your solution to these issues. It is our intention to use this information to inform the procurement process. Please provide as much information as possible in order for us to obtain as full a picture as possible. However, we would appreciate specific answers to the questions raised, rather than the attachment of extensive technical or promotional information. The responses you supply will be treated in the strictest confidence. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published1 August 2024
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date13 August 2024

About the buyer

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council governs the borough of Walsall in the West Midlands, and buys as a local authority with its own procurement team. Contract opportunities are advertised on Find a Tender, the UK government's central procurement platform introduced under the Procurement Act 2023. Suppliers register both an organisation profile and an administrator account there before submitting a bid. Buying decisions follow the council's Innovating our Success Commercial Strategy 2024-2029. Social value sits alongside price and quality in every award decision. A public contracts register lists every agreement the council has awarded.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council's contract awards have been in education and training, software and information systems and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 85000000 · Health and social work services
  • 85300000 · Social work and related services
  • 85310000 · Social work services
  • 85312310 · Guidance services
  • 85320000 · Social services
  • 85321000 · Administrative social services
  • 85323000 · Community health services

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