HCC - Jul 23 - Pre-Procurement Market Engagement (PPME) for a Supported Living Framework

Hertfordshire County Council (the 'Council') is carrying out PPME in relation to a market wide framework agreement for Supported Living Services.

The Council will consider any 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 provider participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PPME shall place any provider 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.

To access the PPME documentation please visit www.supplyhertfordshire.uk and follow the on-screen guidance.

For the opportunity to provide feedback via a survey in preparation for the procurement until 5 September 2023.

Information from the survey will inform the service modelling and the procurement approach.

Any queries from the survey will be addressed at the Provider event.

Link to survey: https://surveys.hertfordshire.gov.uk/s/PPMESupportedLivingService2023/ There is the option for organisations to attend a Provider Event on 12 September 2023.

This will take place online.

Please note that to be able to attend the event providers must sign up via the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xQ7jpkIwT3-Z5p3ykLVw6A There will be the opportunity for providers to raise questions or provide feedback via Supply Hertfordshire for 10 days following the first event.

There will also be a second Provider Event in early December, before the tender goes live.

This will take place online.

A date and time for this event will be confirmed and a link to sign up for this event will be published in due course.

If you are experiencing problems with Supply Hertfordshire, In-Tend (which hosts the Supply Hertfordshire eTendering system) 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 (0)114 407 0065 for any website / technical questions Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm.