Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cc1-9159-7097-a70e-c86303848252/market-engagement-eventafor-potential-and-current-providers-of-personal-suppor closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Market Engagement Event for potential and current providers of Personal Support in Surrey [Surrey County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/surrey-county-council) Estimated value £17,000,000 Published 14 Jun 2023 Deadline Closed 28 Jun 2023 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender 3rd July 2023 at 11am - 12pm ### LOCATION: Virtual (MS Teams) Surrey County Council (SCC) is looking to commission its Personal Support services and would like to hear from organisations who have experience in this area of provision. This is not an invitation to tender. Following on from previous engagement events, Surrey County Council warmly invites you to take part in our interactive market engagement event for potential and existing providers of Personal Support services. Surrey County Council (SCC) has a statutory duty to support disabled children, young people and their families. Personal Support is part of the short breaks offer but is a specialist service and is only available following assessment.   Personal Support is home-based care, primarily used by SCC's Children with Disabilities team to provide families with respite care (short break), in accordance with their assessed needs. Personal support may also be used to provide other types of support such as emergency or crisis support and support outside the home for children and young people to access and be included in social and leisure actives in their local communities.  The purpose of this event will be to: Share with you our vision and priorities for the development of Personal Support provision in Surrey. Learn together about what is working well and what we can improve in how we commission and deliver Personal Support Provision in Surrey. Explore the shared values and ways of working that will help us collaborate effectively in the future, as we begin the process of recommissioning the future Personal Support Provision offer; and Develop a joint understanding of the outcomes for young people that we want to enable through the provision of Personal Support in Surrey SCC would like to invite Providers with relevant experience to register for the Market Engagement Event in relation to Personal Support Provision services. The detailed service requirements are still in the final stages of development, and this Market Event will help to explain some of the decisions and plans we have for the service based on feedback from the previous engagement work. It is anticipated that the tender opportunity will be published by late Summer 2023 through Proactis: [supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login](https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login?cid=surreycc#) ### Our context SCC's aim is to provide Personal Support to children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND): to have their needs safely and well met by quality assured services that provide a personalised and child centred approach to the care they provide. to provide parents and carers with support and breaks from their caring responsibilities, so they are better able to look after their own emotional and physical health and provide more sustainable care to their whole family. to respond at short notice where there is an emergency or risk of imminent placement breakdown. Surrey County Council is committed to working collaboratively with providers to develop a high-quality provision that contributes to improved outcomes for our children. We look forward to receiving your response and hearing your thoughts and ideas at the events. ### Registration Details Potential and existing providers wishing to attend should email by 12 Noon on 28th June 2023 quoting 'Personal Support Market Event Registration' and providing the following information: • Name of attendee(s) • Job title of attendee(s) • Organisation address • Contact email address(es) • Is your organisation a: ### Private Sector ### Local Authority Social Enterprise ### Charity Voluntary Community Sector/ Third Sector ### Other The event will be held on 3rd July 2023 at 11am - 12pm. This event will be delivered virtually via Microsoft Teams Please note that attendance will be limited to 3 attendees per organisation. 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