Published date: 3 October 2016

This notice was replaced on 3 October 2016

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Early engagement (published 22 June 2017)

Closed early engagement


Contract summary

Industry

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

Location of contract

South East

Procurement reference

SMT/PA/01

Published date

3 October 2016

Closing date

23 February 2018

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Southampton City Council currently has limited number of Personal Assistants (PAs) actively providing care and support to people who take their authorised Personal Budget as a Direct Payment. The Council are looking at whether there is an economic case for significantly increasing the supply of PAs in the City and, if so, how best to do this.
In order to understand what options are open to the Council interested parties are invited to participate in a Soft Market Testing exercise by requesting and returning a questionnaire. The Council may request further clarification from individual participants after questionnaires are submitted and may issue a secondary questionnaire if further elaboration is required. Having received and reviewed responses the Council may choose not to proceed any further with the exercise.
It is neither the intention nor the purpose of this soft market testing exercise to confer any advantage upon its participants in any future procurement process.

More information

Additional text

Please visit https://supplysouthampton.esourcingportal.com to register.

About the buyer

Address

One Guildhall Square
Southampton
SO14 7LP
England

Email

procurement@southampton.gov.uk

Website

https://supplysouthampton.esourcingportal.com