# SSD 22 12 Soft Market Testing - Home Care Provider Engagement

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Derbyshire County Council](/buyers/derbyshire-county-council/contract-awards)
- Published: 2 December 2022
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: 509e62b4-0bc6-409b-9fd0-acb4bf00cf09-595565
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-419fd635-b836-4a85-be63-9fbad6aa0f1a

## Description

Derbyshire County Council are looking to undertake a soft market engagement exercise in the form of a provider questionnaire to support and inform the development of a new Home Care service\. The questionnaire is aimed specifically at home care providers who currently deliver domiciliary services on behalf of the Council\. The information provided through this exercise will not be used by the Council to assess bidders as part of the forthcoming tender\. Full tender documents will not be available until the tender is advertised\. Please note that the start and end dates for any future service are estimated and actual dates will be confirmed when a full tender is advertised\.

## Related contract awards

- [Hire of front loading JCB 411 with HiTip Bucket with Winter Spec](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-653bcf57-9e27-46e6-be1f-94803fd1613f): Derbyshire County Council
- [Bulk Propane Gas for Stonegravels Highways Depot](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-50a7504d-a7e9-48be-8455-f59b16e16bda): Derbyshire County Council
- [PLACE1325ET PTS276 Home to School Transport](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-8506be2d-5597-41bd-8856-363b5ef1b7bf): Derbyshire County Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/509e62b4-0bc6-409b-9fd0-acb4bf00cf09-595565)