Published date: 1 August 2024

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: 13 August 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

  • Social work services - 85310000

    • Guidance services - 85312310

    • Social services - 85320000

    • Administrative social services - 85321000

    • Community health services - 85323000

Location of contract

WS1 1TP

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-255-768-PME4033

Published date

1 August 2024

Closing date

13 August 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2027

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

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.

More information

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Additional text

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Stephanie Westley

Address

Darwall Street
Walsall
West Midlands
WS1 1TP
United Kingdom

Telephone

01902652898

Email

Stephanie.Westley@walsall.gov.uk

Website

https://www.walsall.gov.uk/