HCC Oct 2023 – PPME for Advocacy Services for Adults in Hertfordshire

Concepts

• social work
• stevenage
• hertfordshire county council
• advocacy services
• independent advocacy services
• hertfordshire
• ppme
• adults
• the service delivery model
• advocacy services for adults

Location

Stevenage

Description

Hertfordshire County Council (the ‘Council’) is carrying out Pre-Procurement Market Engagement (‘PPME’) in relation to Advocacy Services for Adults in Hertfordshire.The Council will consider the feedback received to help inform the Council’s options and further decision making. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and the Council is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the PPME shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PPME shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in the PPME will be at each organisation’s own cost. No expense in responding to this PPME will be reimbursed by the Council.

Total Quantity or Scope

Hertfordshire County Council is carrying out Pre Procurement Market Engagement for Advocacy Services for Adults in Hertfordshire. The Council commissions independent advocacy services to ensure that our most vulnerable citizens can have their voices heard in conversations about their care and support and to promote individual choice and control in decisions that will affect their future.The current contracts finish in June 2024 and the Council is reviewing the advocacy services available to the citizens of Hertfordshire to inform future arrangements. As part of this we are speaking to the people of Hertfordshire as well as professionals across health and social care. We also want to hear from providers of advocacy services to help inform the service delivery model and to understand your perspective of the challenges and opportunities for the service.Further details are in the PPME document.

CPV Codes

• 85300000 - Social work and related services

Indicators

Other Information

To access the PPME documentation please visit www.supplyhertfordshire.uk and follow the on-screen guidance.To participate in this PPME, organisations must submit their completed Supplier Questionnaire, together with any supporting documents, through the In-Tend system by the return deadline of 12.00 Noon on Tuesday 31st October 2023.Please make sure that you have submitted your Supplier Questionnaire following the instructions above. The Council will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their Supplier Questionnaire.In addition, there is the option for organisations to attend an Industry Open Day on Friday 20th October 2023; this will take place as a Teams meeting. Please note that attendance requests for the Industry Open Day Teams meeting must be received by midday on Thursday 19th October 2023 by emailing anne.fergus@hertfordshire.gov.uk and the invitation link will be sent to you.If you are experiencing problems In-Tend offer a help section which includes a dedicated UK support desk which can be contacted via email: support@in-tend.co.uk or Telephone: +44 1144070065 for any website/technical questions, Monday to Friday, 8:30-17:00.