Soft market testing- Supported Employment Service.

Tender description

Swindon Borough Council is seeking input from the market the supply of a supported employment service people with Learning Disabilities. This market assessment is not part of the procurement process, but is purely investigative in nature, to potentially assist the Council in defining a specification and contract for the services. This advert relates to a proposed ‘soft market testing’ exercise only and is NOT a call for competition. Any contracts for services or supplies relating to this exercise may be subject to separate procurement process(es) in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). All participants in this ‘soft market testing’ exercise shall be responsible for their own costs (including third party costs) and the Contracting Authority shall have no liability to any participant. The purpose of this Soft Market Test is to gain intelligence on the supply market for Swindon Borough Council’s requirements, including information that will help define the most appropriate structure and plan for any potential competitive procurement exercise. I would like to ask you as provider to answer a simple questionnaire which will help inform our procurement process. Closing date for the soft market testing is 03/04/2018 Please return all forms to Terry Johnson TJohnson2@swindon.Gov.uk Keywords: Learning , Disability, Supported , Employment