Published date: 29 July 2020

Last edited date: 29 July 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 3 September 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Welfare services for children and young people - 85311300

Location of contract

DY1 1HF

Value of contract

£0 to £10,000

Procurement reference

Market Engagement Event

Published date

29 July 2020

Closing date

3 September 2020

Contract start date

1 October 2020

Contract end date

31 December 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT

Staffordshire County Council, on behalf of the Local Authorities in the West Midlands are inviting interested organisations who can offer 'Supported Accommodation' for Young People who may be Care Leavers, Children Looked After, Young People presenting as Homeless and those that may be known to the Youth Offending Service/wider Children Services requiring accommodation for the West Midlands Region.

The event seeks to engage with existing and new Providers that have the ability to deliver this service to Young People. The event will display experiences and present you with the opportunity to engage in smaller group sessions (further details will follow regarding this once everyone has booked their place).
There will be an opportunity to listen to information received from Key Speakers and also Young People during the course of the event.
It will be a great opportunity to plan and prepare for the New Contract for the region in July 2021.
Your contribution and engagement is essential in terms of ensuring that Young People have a positive experience that prepares them for independence.

Due to the high demand of this event, we are seeking one representative per organisation.
Hopefully you will of all already received a separate e-mail regarding our Survey Monkey, thank you to those who have already completed, if you have not yet had chance please could I ask that you complete this at your earliest convenience. We will use this information to not only help prepare for our event but also help us when shaping the specification going forward.

Date: Thursday 3 September 2020
Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Online

Please register and reserve your place here for this event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/virtual-west-midlands-regional-supported-accommodation-market-engagement-tickets-114642492782

Many thanks and we hope to see as many of you on the day as possible.

More information

Links

Additional text

This is NOT a tender exercise. This is a Market Engagement Event.

Please register and reserve your place here for this event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/virtual-west-midlands-regional-supported-accommodation-market-engagement-tickets-114642492782

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Joanne Basterfield

Address

Priory Road
Dudley
West Midlands
DY1 1HF
United Kingdom

Telephone

01384 81 5262

Email

joanne.basterfield@dudley.gov.uk

Website

www.dudley.gov.uk