Delivery of Support, Skills Development and Training Opportunities for People in the Community

Kent County Council are looking to commission providers to deliver support, skills development, and training opportunities for people in the community. Currently this is delivered through SS15087: Community Day Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities contract which is due to end on 30 September 2022. The planned new arrangements will be more flexible for example in terms of units and methods of delivery following learning from the pandemic and will evolve over the life of the contract. There will be a focus upon making a positive difference for the people we support every day, ensuring that they live as full and safe a life as possible and make informed choices. It is expected that the opportunity including all associated documentation will be published on the 30th of May 2022, with a start date for the new contractual arrangements of the 1st of October 2022. The Prior information notice (PIN) is however, issued solely for the purpose of notifying the market of the intention to procure these services. Interested parties will not be prejudiced or advantaged by any response or lack thereof to the PIN and a response to this PIN does not guarantee any invitation to participate in any future procurement. This PIN does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services for the Council.