ASC0256 - 0-19 Healthy Child Programme (Market Engagement Event)

THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION

MARKET ENAGEMENT EVENT

Following on from the Soft Market Testing that was undertaken by Leicester City Council (the Authority) in September/October 2019 in respect of considering options for the future design and procurement of the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme (0-19 HCP), the Authority are now seeking to pre-engage with the provider market of the 0-19 HCP.

The proposed new service is anticipated to commence from 1 April 2022. It is anticipated, that tenders for the next commissioning arrangement would be sought in June 2020.

At a high level, 0-19 Healthy Child Programme will typically include elements of:

As part of this pre-engagement process the commissioners of this service are keen to hold a market engagement event. This process does not constitute a formal tender or other competitive bidding process and will not result in the letting of a Contact. Its anticipated that at this this event pre-engagement information will be discussed in respect of.

The vision for the future of 0-19 HCP is still being developed and this market engagement exercise will feed into the service specification following an internal review.

The market engagement event is being held on Wednesday 13th November 2019 commencing at 1.15 p.m. and is anticipated to end at 3.15 p.m. The venue for the event is Leicester City Council, City Hall, 115 Charles Street, Leicester LE1 1FZ.

Attendance at the market engagement event is only with a prior booking request. To book a place at this event please email procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk with the email subject heading 0-19 HCP MEE. In your email please ensure to quote the name of the attendee; their job title; name of the provider/organisation; and any specific access requirements. A maximum of 2 places per organisation is available. Places are limited and will therefore be allocated on a first email basis

Upon receipt of your email you will receive confirmation back from the Authority that your place is reserved. Please do not attend the event if you have not received this confirmation back from the Authority. Once your place has been confirmed and you are then unable to attend, then please let the Authority know so that your place can be allocated to somebody else on the reserve list.