Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
UK
Contact person: Ms Lorna Venters
E-mail: Lorna.Venters@essex.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.essex.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.essex.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Mental Health Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Employment Support Services
Reference number: DN722320
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This Prior Information Notice is being issued to inform the market that Essex County Council will be hosting a virtual market engagement event on MS Teams on Wednesday 15th May 2024 at 11:00am to discuss the upcoming re-procurement of the Mental Health Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Employment Support Services .
Any interested parties should register an interest to attend this event and email Lorna.Venters@essex.gov.uk by 12noon on Monday 13th May 2024, with your contact (email) details in order to receive the MS Teams invitation to the event. The Authority wish to limit attendance to a maximum of two people from the same organisation.
Attendance or non-attendance does not bestow an advantage or disadvantage on any provider when the competitive tender process commences later this year.
Please note that the decision of whether or not the contract will be divided into Lots has yet to be determined.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The session on 15th May 2024 aims to cover discussions about the mental health employment services that Essex County Council currently commissions. The objectives of this event are to:
• Update the market on our current services
• Share some of our initial thinking and our timeline
• Help us understand the level of market interest in the service
• Provide potential suppliers an opportunity to ask us questions
The publication of this Notice does NOT represent a commencement of the tender process,
an attempt to reduce overall tender timescales, a call for competition or a partial release of
the tender documentation.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
To be advised later in the year.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
22/09/2024
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/05/2024