UK-Southend-on-Sea: Health and social work services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   Title: UK-Southend-on-Sea: Health and social work services.
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
      Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6ER, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1702215479, Fax. +44 1702215110, Email: helencarrick@southend.gov.uk
      Contact: Supporting People, Attn: Helen Carrick

      Further information can be obtained at: As Above
   I.2)Type of the contracting authority:
      Regional or local authority

   I.3) Main activity:
      General Public Services

   I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities:
      The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No


Section II.B: Object Of The Contract (Supplies Or Services)
   II.Services.1
      II.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Domestic Abuse Refuge Services
      II.2)Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance
         Service category No: 25         Region Codes: UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea

      II.3)Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or services:
         Health and social work services. Health services. Miscellaneous health services. Community health services. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is considering options for providing refuge, floating support and an adaptations service. We are inviting stakeholders to a market engagement event to shape and inform the service model and specification for the provision of domestic abuse refuge services through:

a) Emergency access refuge provision for women and children (40 units)
b) Move on support for people at risk of domestic abuse after leaving refuge
c) Floating support for adults at risk of domestic abuse living in the community
d) Increasing safety through the installation of adaptations to the homes of people at risk of domestic abuse and lliving in the community

The market engagement event will take place on:

Date Thursday 24th July 2014
Time 9:30am to 1:00pm
Venue The Tickfield Centre,
Tickfield Industrial Estate, Tickfield Avenue,
Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 6LL


Stakeholders who attend the market engagement event will have the opportunity to:

•   gain an insight into the size and scale of domestic abuse in Southend-on-Sea
•   gain an insight into the strategic priorities of the commissioners: the Supporting People team, and key strategic partners from the Drug & Alcohol Commissioning Team, and the Police & Crime Commissioners Office
•   inform the service model and specification for the service
•   understand how the tender process will be conducted
•   network with colleagues

This event is appropriate for potential bidders and any other agency supporting people in Southend who are at risk of domestic abuse, including those organisations that refer into and / or work with, the services outlined above.
Space will be limited with allocation to 2 people per organisation (max). Organisations that are interested in attending the market engagement event are therefore asked to register their interest and supply name(s) and job titles of the people who would like to attend by Tuesday 22nd July 2014 to:
Helen Carrick
Project Officer (Supporting People)

Email: helencarrick@southend.gov.uk
Telephone: 01702 215479         Lots (for information about lots, use Annex B as many times as there are lots):
         This contract is divided into lots: No          

      II.4)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85000000 - Health and social work services.
         85100000 - Health services.
         85140000 - Miscellaneous health services.
         85323000 - Community health services.
      II.5)Scheduled date for start of award procedures:
      II.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Yes          

      II.7)Additional Information:
         Not Provided

   
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
   III.1.1)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      Will be detailed at tender stage       
   III.2)Conditions For Participation
   III.2.1)Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided      
Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1)Information about European Union funds: No   
   VI.2)Additional Information:
      To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.paessex.gov.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=104938066
GO-201474-PRO-5790615 TKR-201474-PRO-5790614
   VI.3)Information On General Regulatory Framework
      Relevant governmental Internet sites where information can be found:
      Not Provided

   VI.4)Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 04/07/2014