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      "contactPoint": {
        "name": "Isabelle Clarke",
        "email": "isabelle.clarke@essex.gov.uk"
      }
    }
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "planning": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "id": "035481-2025",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035481-2025",
        "format": "text/html",
        "noticeType": "UK2",
        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
        "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
        "datePublished": "2025-06-26T15:21:46+01:00"
      }
    ],
    "milestones": [
      {
        "id": "engagement",
        "type": "engagement",
        "status": "scheduled",
        "dueDate": "2025-09-05T23:59:59+01:00",
        "description": "Essex County Council invites you to attend a market engagement event focused on shaping the future of adoption and kinship specialist support services.\nDate: Thursday, 7th August\nTime: 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM\nLocation: Chelmsford, Essex. (Full location details will be shared upon confirmation of your reservation)\nThis session will provide an opportunity to:\n- Explore potential service delivery solutions\n- Understand current market capabilities\n- Refine our requirements for future adoption and kinship support\nTo reserve a place or to express your interest in this market engagement if you are unable to attend, please confirm on behalf of your organisation by emailing Isabelle.clarke@essex.gov.uk and jake.berridge@essex.gov.uk  with the following details:\nOrganisation name\nName(s) of attendee(s)\nContact email address\nRSVP by Thursday 24th of July 2025 at 12. \nWe look forward to your participation and valuable input."
      }
    ]
  },
  "initiationType": "tender"
}