Market Engagement Event for upcoming tendering opportunity for a new framework - The Domiciliary Care Services Contract

The Domiciliary Care Services Framework will provide a Domiciliary Home Care Service for Individuals with care and support needs across Dudley MBC anda. Meet the national eligibility threshold for care and support as set out in the Care and Support (Eligibility Criteria) Regulations 2015 for the Care Act 2014 b. Have unmet eligible needs and outcomes that could be met through the provision of care and support at home; and c. Are deemed to be ordinarily resident within the administrative area of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council or for whom we are responsible under S117. The aim of this event is to provide an outline of the commissioning intentions, for commissioners to understand the interest and the market's capabilities and for potential service providers to gain a wider understanding of the scope, provide feedback and ask questions.The information gathered from this exercise will help shape future proposals including any potential tendering process and associated service specification. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and the Council is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process.Participation or non-participation in the pre-procurement market engagement process shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the pre-procurement process shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in the pre-procurement market engagement procurement process will be at each supplier's own cost. No expense in responding to this process will be reimbursed by the Council. This is not a call for competition.The virtual provider engagement session will be held via MS Teams between 2.00pm - 3.30pm on Wednesday 2 August 2023 to provide further information about this tender opportunity.To ensure you receive a link to this event, please confirm attendance by noon on Tuesday 1 August 2023, by emailing Business.ChangeOffice@dudley.gov.uk, by quoting in the subject header 'Dom Care Provider Market engagement Event'. Please confirm the name of your organisation and the individual's contact details for each person attending; note a maximum of three representatives from each organisation is permitted.