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PME - Preliminary Market Engagement Event - Integrated Community Equipment Service

London Borough of Southwark · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The South East London (SEL) boroughs of Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth and Southwark are considering their options for future commissioning of Community Equipment Services. Several models are being considered that seek provision of a combination of the service delivery aspects below. • Equipment Provision • Logistics (storage, delivery, collection, repair and maintenance) • Equipment Provision and logistics The four boroughs are keen to engage with leading and reputable providers in the design of this model. To avoid any duplication of work by potential providers, SEL have partnered with North Central London (NCL) boroughs for this Information gathering exercise. SEL and NCL are not currently planning to procure services together in the future. If you would not lie SEL to share your response with NCL then please highlight in the relevant box below for consent. We would like to hear from any organisations who are currently providing these services to further understand: • Interest in working in Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth and Southwark • Views on operating models • Pricing • Preferred contractual arrangements, and • Potential challenges, issues and/or risks This notice includes a questionnaire (appendix A) which can be completed by any size of organisation wishing to engage and assist the Council in this market insight stage. Please complete the enclosed questionnaire (appendix A) and submit the response via the messaging service. https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=275025df-030f-f011-8136-005056b64545

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Lot DN769993Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN769993
Status
planning
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
DN769993
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Contract period

Ends
1 Sept 2032, 00:59
Starts
1 Sept 2025, 01:00
Max Extent Date
1 Sept 2034, 00:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
DN769993
Related Lot
DN769993

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
012946-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
3 Apr 2025, 23:18

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
17 Apr 2025, 00:59
Description
The South East London (SEL) boroughs of Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, and Southwark are considering long-term options for future commissioning of Community Equipment Services. To avoid any duplication of work by potential providers, SEL have partnered with North Central London (NCL) boroughs who are undertaking similar horizon scanning work for this information gathering exercise. If you consent to SEL sharing your response with NCL then please indicate your agreement within Q6 of the questionnaire below. The boroughs are keen to engage with leading and reputable providers to inform long-term planning, including consideration of various potential models: • Equipment provision • Logistics (storage, delivery, collection, repair and maintenance) • Combined equipment provision and logistics We would like to hear from any organisations who are currently providing these services to further understand: • Interest in working in South East London (Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, and Southwark) and North Central London (Barnet, Camden, Haringey, Islington) • Views on different potential operating models • Pricing benchmarking • Preferred contractual arrangements, and • Potential challenges, issues and/or risks This notice includes a questionnaire (appendix A) which can be completed by any size of organisation wishing to engage and assist the Council in this market insight stage. Please complete the enclosed questionnaire (appendix A) and submit the response via the messaging service. This is NOT the commencement of a procurement procedure, neither is it a call for expressions of interest. This notice does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services for the Council and the Council is not bound to accept any proposals offered. The Council is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party participating in this soft market testing/sounding exercise. Any procurement of any services by the council in due course will be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023. Please complete the enclosed questionnaire (appendix A) and submit the response via the messaging service by 17 April 2025 15:00

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PXTW-7647-VDLV
Name
London Borough of Southwark

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI44
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 2QH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Southwark Council, 160 Tooley Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PXTW-7647-VDLV
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Mr Sohail Aboobakar
Telephone
+44 2075251102

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI44 · SE1 2QH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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