Published date: 17 May 2024

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 28 May 2024

Contract summary

Industry

  • Counselling services - 85312320

Location of contract

SW1H 0EU

Procurement reference

CF-2381000D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

17 May 2024

Closing date

28 May 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Department of Health and Social Care is seeking to appoint a supplier with the skills and expertise to provide Emotional Support to the Lampard Inquiry.

Intended contract term: Initial period of 3 years (1st August 2024 to 31 July 2027) with the option to extend for a further 1 periods of 1 year (3+1).

Estimated contract value initial period: £267,500 excluding VAT.

The Department of Health and Social Care is issuing this early engagement to seek information and feedback from the market to gain better understanding of the intelligence, costing model and appetite for this project.

For avoidance of doubt this is not a call for competition, the purpose is to advise the market on the forthcoming DHSC procurement and seek feedback from the market that may inform the final specification and/or procurement approach to the services.

A Market Engagement Questionnaire and draft Specifications are attached to this notice via the links below.

Draft Spec
https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/Sr000000Cirh/r2uozTSUCRnn_W5eSvQa4ttHR9ViMgR59YNPOnXli2E


Market Consultation Document
https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/Sr000000CioT/kera4G75TxFqLqycIwDUSeFcVHbNxBIeDiy3J_8h5WM


The completed questionnaire can be returned via email michael.murphy@dhsc.gov.uk quoting Lampard Inquiry Emotional Support. The deadline to submit the questionnaire: no later than 28th May 2024 5pm.

NOTE: this market engagement process does not form part of the formal procurement process. When the formal procurement process commences any supplier may join the competition and all supplier Tenders will be evaluated on the same basis. The contractual opportunity will be available in the future via DHSC Atamis eTendering System.

You can select this link to access and register your organisation to the Atamis system https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome, if you have not already done so.

More information

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

DHSC

Address

39 Victoria Street,
London
SW1H 0EU
United Kingdom

Email

michael.murphy@dhsc.gov.uk