Rutland County Council Adult & Community Learning Service SOFT MARKET TESTING

THIS IS A SOFT MARKET TESTING EXERCISE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION. Interested parties are invited to respond to this soft market testing exercise. The responses will inform a subsequent procurement for these services. Further details appear in the SMT Questionnaire and Specification available from www.eastmidstenders.org The deadline for responses is noon 17th October 2022. https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=02891eb4-a33e-ed11-8119-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True Responding to this SMT will not confer any advantage or disadvantage on any respondents in any subsequent procurement. Responses must be submitted via ProContract www.eastmidstenders.org All responses will be treated in confidence

Subject to Council approval, its anticipated that the procurement will be launched in November, contract award made in February/ March 2023 and the contract is due to commence 1st August 2023 for a period of three years with the option to extend for a further two years, making the maximum term of the contract a period of up to five years. A contract notice will be published for this subsequent procurement.