# HCC - 08/23 - Pre-Procurement Market Engagement for the Provision of an Emotionally Based School Avoidance Support and Alternative Therapies Service for Children and Young People

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Hertfordshire County Council - Adult Care Services](/buyers/hertfordshire-county-council-adult-care-services/contract-awards)
- Published: 14 August 2023
- Planned start: 1 February 2024
- Planned end: 31 July 2025
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 532fa4af-4c43-42d5-a6c4-75e66da17d31-671811
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0c0e2302-d56a-476c-92eb-e3cc3999f1fb

## Description

Hertfordshire County Council \(the "Council"\) is carrying out Pre-Procurement Market Engagement \("PPME"\) for the Provision of an Emotionally Based School Avoidance Support and Alternative Therapies Service for Children and Young People The Council is seeking input from the market as to what might be the most attractive way of packaging and scoping any future opportunity for contracts\. This input will help inform any resultant procurement process\. 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\. Further information can be found within the attached documentation\. You are invited to attend a meeting on the 13th September 2023\. Request to attend to be submitted via email by 12\.00 Noon, Wednesday 6th September 2023 to Caren\.Simmons@hertfordshire\.gov\.uk Please log in or register at https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home Please Note: Although we have ticked 'NO' to this being split in to Lots, this will form part of the decision following this PPME exercise Additional information: Hertfordshire County Council \(the "Council"\) is carrying out Pre-Procurement Market Engagement \("PPME"\) for the Provision of an Emotionally Based School Avoidance Support and Alternative Therapies Service for Children and Young People The Council is seeking input from the market as to what might be the most attractive way of packaging and scoping any future opportunity for contracts\. This input will help inform any resultant procurement process\. 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\. Further information can be found within the attached documentation\. You are invited to attend a meeting on the 13th September 2023\. Request to attend to be submitted via email by 12\.00 Noon, Wednesday 6th September 2023 to Caren\.Simmons@hertfordshire\.gov\.uk Please log in or register at https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home Please Note: Although we have ticked 'NO' to this being split in to Lots, this will form part of the decision following this PPME exercise Delivery Notes Option to extend subject to future funding being available Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

## Related contract awards

- [HCC024/24- Provision of Carers Breaks Services - AWARD](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-cba1c78e-a1e5-41bf-a916-0db8e4d82eab): Hertfordshire County Council - Adult Care Services
- [Provision of N H S Talking Therapies Counselling Services N H S Talking Therapies Counselling Services - AWARD](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-7dbd2ff9-6df7-48c7-bc52-c18d662cb6fa): Hertfordshire County Council - Adult Care Services
- [HCC Sept 2024 - Framework Agreement for the Provision of Adult and Tailored Learning Services \(Step2Skills\) - AWARD](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-02d1c070-6264-4f22-8368-845c896c3303): Hertfordshire County Council - Adult Care Services

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/532fa4af-4c43-42d5-a6c4-75e66da17d31-671811)