London Borough of Southwark - Home to School Transport (SEND) Market Warming Event

Description

Southwark Council is inviting prospective bidders to attend a virtual market warming event for Provision of Home to School Transport in Southwark on Tuesday 8th October 2024 from 2:00pm to 3.30pm. The London Borough of Southwark is procuring Home to School transportation for Children with Special Educations Needs and Disabilities (SEND) service in Southwark. The council currently delivers Home to School (H2S) transport for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) through various mechanisms. The majority of children and young people travel by bus, a smaller number by taxi or smaller vehicle. The Market Warming event will take place virtually on Microsoft Teams: Tuesday 8th October 2024 from 2:00pm to 3:30pm. A link to the event will be provided following the deadline upon receipt of the attendance form. Southwark Council is inviting providers who specialise in providing these services for this cohort of individuals, to attend the event prior to the release of the tender in order to inform interested parties of the commissioning intentions and details of how providers can tender for this contract opportunity. This market warming event will cover: • Strategic context and overview • High level overview of the service model and key requirements • Opportunity for organisations to feedback on proposed service model and ask questions • Procurement strategy and indicative timeline Please confirm your attendance by completing the form attached to the advert and submit via the messaging service/facility in the ProContract portal. If you have any clarification questions regarding the event please notify the Project Team via the ProContract portal. You will need to register your company details, if you haven't done so previously at https://procontract.due-north.com Please submit attendance form attached to the advert by 12pm Monday 30th September 2024