Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset (Pan-Dorset) Integrated Equip for Living Service

Concepts

• bournemouth
• medical equipment and pharmaceuticals
• integrated equip for living service
• dorset
• poole
• pan-dorset
• social services
• living service
• equip
• personal care products

Location

Dorset and Somerset:

Description

The Council has issued a Prior Information Notice (PIN) in order to raise awareness of the contract and to give interested parties the opportunity to participate in a soft market exercise in relation to a possible future public procurement to award a contract for the Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset (Pan-Dorset) Integrated Equip for Living Service, otherwise known as Equip for Living. The PIN is intended to give interested parties the opportunity to participate in a market engagement event prior to the commencement of a procurement process under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Total Quantity or Scope

The contract will commence on 01 April 2023. The length of the contract is for 5 years with the option to extend the contract annually for a further 2 years. Therefore, if all extensions were taken, the full length of the contract would be for 7 years. It is anticipated that the tender will be published in March 2022. Additional information: Interested parties can express an interest in the opportunity through the Council’s eTendering website; www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk (ProContract). The Council is intending to hold virtual market engagement meetings on the week commencing 01 November 2021. Interested parties who would like to be considered for a virtual meeting, should express their interest in this opportunity and then send a message through the Message feature of ProContract. A maximum of 2 attendees from each organisation is permissible and attendee names and email addresses must be provided via the Message feature of ProContract by Thursday 29 October 2021 for consideration. The Council will be using Microsoft Teams for the virtual market engagement meetings, which suppliers will be able to download as guests.

CPV Codes

• 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
• 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
• 85320000 - Social services
• 33196200 - Devices for the disabled

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** This Prior Information Notice is not a call for competition and no contract(s) will be awarded at this stage. A Contract Notice advertising the procurement may be placed in due course. The Council reserves the right not to proceed with the planned public procurement exercise. Interested parties should note that they are responsible for their own costs in participating in this pre-market engagement exercise and the Council shall in no event, be responsible for any costs of any party. All requests to participate in market engagement meetings will be reviewed, and the Council reserves the right to decline requests of any suppliers that are received.