Early Market Engagement event in respect of the forthcoming procurement to secure additional operational resource for Care Act assessments and Capital Drop assessments

Descriptions

Further to the previous Contracts Finder notice (ref. no: ECC001-DN703285-91535500) which was published on 15th December 2023 regarding this forthcoming sub-threshold procurement opportunity; Essex County Council ("the Council") would like to invite prospective providers to attend a market engagement event on Tuesday 23rd January 2024. Please note that this event is due to be conducted online via MS Teams between 11:00 and 12:30. During this market engagement event, the Council will present an update on the commissioning intentions in line with the anonymised feedback from the recent soft market test for this project alongside an opportunity to discuss the proposed scope of this service with the Council's representatives. In addition, the Council will provide guidance to support prospective providers to engage with the forthcoming procurement alongside an overview of the Social Value considerations for this service. If your organisation would like to attend this event, please e-mail: rachel.horne@essex.gov.uk; confirming the name(s) of your organisation's representatives and their contact e-mail to facilitate the release of the MS Teams meeting invitation. Please could you ensure that you confirm your attendance by 17:00 on Monday 22nd January 2024.