Market Consultation - Advice Service for Portsmouth

Portsmouth City Council (the 'council') currently have a contract in place for the delivery of an advice service in Portsmouth. This contract is due to end on the 31st March 2022 and is currently valued at £295,000 per annum.

The purpose of this engagement is to share with you information about the current service and also our draft specification, and ask you to comment on our requirements. Any information a provider shares could be used to assist drafting the final specification.

We are also using the process to 'test the market' to obtain a better understanding of the level of interest from potential providers in delivering this service.

Providers should note that there is no obligation to take part in this exercise and that if they do not take part it will not preclude them from any subsequent related procurement process. Engaging providers will not receive preferential treatment in any subsequent quotation or tender process, and this is in no way an indication of the selection of any organisation or a guarantee of future work.

Additional information: Portsmouth City Council is currently in the process of undertaking an early market engagement exercise for the following project - Advice Service for Portsmouth.

The full details and ability to express an interest will be via our e-sourcing system Intend. This filepath will take you to the relevant area of Intend,

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Tenders/Current

Once on the page you can either scroll down or use the search function to find the relevant project.

Should you have any problems with the above link, please contact us on 023 9268 8235 or email: procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes