WSCC - Early Engagement - Day Opportunity, Employment and Volunteering Services

Early Engagement and Soft Market Testing for the provision of Day Opportunity, Employment and Volunteering Services for People with Lifelong Disabilities and Autistic People.

WSCC are inviting views from specialist organisations as part of a soft market testing exercise in relation to Day Opportunity, Employment and Volunteering Services in West Sussex. Providers are asked to provide feedback on the points below and to confirm whether this would be of commercial interest to them.

WSCC is anticipating that a procurement process will be undertaken at the end of the calendar year 2023, with a view to new arrangements commencing on 1st July 2024. The services provided will be co-designed community based interventions that raise aspiration, encourage independence and healthy active lives. They will also identify and recognise carers, include them when appropriate and signpost for support if required.

The offer is to include, but not be limited to:

This piece of market testing aims to get Provider's views on the potential for other models of delivery to compliment the above range of interventions in order to best meet the following outcomes:

People are:

Please can you respond to the questions listed below by latest, 12pm on Thursday 24th August 2023. Please submit your completed document via email to mark.greening@westsussex.gov.uk.