Published date: 10 May 2021
Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.
Contract summary
Industry
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000
Location of contract
Yorkshire and the Humber
Value of contract
£800,000 to £1,000,000
Procurement reference
ROTHMBC001-DN530964-34297590
Published date
10 May 2021
Approach to market date
16 August 2021
Contract start date
1 April 2022
Contract end date
31 March 2025
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) are currently preparing an open tender exercise to procure services in relation to Foster Carer Recruitment - Digital Marketing Services. In advance of this RMBC are wishing to consul with the market as detailed below.
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Included within this market engagement notice are the following draft documents:
• Draft Service Specification
• RMBC Standards documents for ICT Systems and Software
• Rotherham Fostering supporting service information
• Draft tender questions
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RMBC would like to seek and engage views from the market in relation to the following:
1. Views from the market in relation to the draft Service Specification
2. Views from the market in relation to the RMBC Standards documents for ICT Systems and Software
3. Views from the market in relation to the proposed method statement questions and any considerations that should be given with regard to word counts for each question.
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Potential bidders should consider:
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1. Their experience in providing recruitment in a Health and Social Care setting, specifically recruiting Foster Carers.
2. Whether or not the supplier is able to comply with the requirements listed in Standards documents for ICT Systems and Software.
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The Anticipated contract start date 01/04/2022
Anticipated contract length 3+1+1 years
Anticipated contract value £200,000 per annum
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The closing date for this consultation is 31/05/2021
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The Anticipated latest tender issue date is 16/08/2021
The anticipated latest tender Award date is 04/01/2022
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Potential Bidders should note that if RMBC are able to bring the publishing dated forward for the tender which it is hoping to do, that this will also impact all the dates mentioned here with the exception of the closing date for the Market Engagement - Soft Market testing event closing date and the Contract Start Date which will remain as detailed.
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Both the market engagement documentation detailed above and the resultant tender documents when the tender itself is published will be available from https://www.yortender.co.uk with reference DN530964.
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For support with registration on the YORtender website or if you are having difficulties accessing the documents through YORtender, please contact the YORtender helpdesk on 0330 005 0352 or ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com
More information
Spend profile
| Financial year | Budget |
|---|---|
| 2021/2022 | £178,000 |
About the buyer
Contact name
Angela Wilson
Address
Riverside House
Main Street
Rotherham
S60 1AE
United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 1709334551
angela-proc.wilson@rotherham.gov.uk
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Approach to market date: 16 August 2021
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