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Please Note: This is not a call for competition. 110 Lodge Underpass is a redundant reinforced concrete underpass that supports the A580 East Lancs over a disused rail line (now removed). The structure is reaching the end of its service life and so the Council has currently commissioned the design for the infilling of the underpass using foamed concrete. Please see attached documentation for full details (you will need to express your interest in order to access the Soft Market Test documentation) The Soft Market Test is intended to allow interested organisations with relevant experience to outline their views and provide information with no commitment to themselves or the Council. Stage 1 - Interested suppliers are required to complete the following company information form and a short questionnaire. Suppliers who complete and return the questionnaire may be invited to meet with Council representatives to discuss its requirements. If Suppliers have any questions about this soft market test, such questions should be submitted to the Council using the messaging facility within the opportunity advertised on The Chest. A copy of the question and a copy of the written reply may be circulated to all Suppliers, with anonymity of the Supplier preserved. Suppliers must not raise questions through any other channels, including emails direct to the Council or to STAR Procurement. No questions will be responded to, other than those raised through The Chest as described above

St Helens Council are looking to encourage, social landlords, providers of social housing and possibly care providers with available accommodation to attend an engagement event to allow the council to communicate their market position on housing with care and the objectives they are looking to achieve over the next few years within the borough of St Helens. There is a short questionnaire attached that we would like providers to complete prior to the event. The council would like an understanding of who is attending and what properties are available. The engagement event is to be held at St Helens Town Hall, Assembly Hall Victoria Avenue, St Helens WA10 6PA and will run from 10.30-12.30pm on the 11th November.

St Helens Borough Council currently commissions a fall prevention service that is due to be re-tendered in September / October 2022 with a new service commencing in April 2023. To help inform its Tender / Procurement process the Council wishes to consult with organisations who have an interest in the provision of falls prevention. For further information go to www.the-chest.org, register as a supplier, log in, under portals select The-Chest, under organisations select St Helens, then select reference DN624924

St Helens Borough Council is looking to commission a Partnership Funeral Service Agreement for funeral directors and their associated service offerings that the council can sign post bereaved customers to. Additionally, the agreement may be used by the Council for those funerals that the Council has a statutory duty to provide. At this stage the Council are seeking expressions of interest from funeral directors who might want to take part in such an agreement. For further information please go to www.The-Chest.org.uk, register as a supplier, log in, select find opportunities, under portals select The-Chest, under organisations select St Helens Council, then select reference DN612793

St Helens Borough Council is undertaking a market engagement to identify potential commercial opportunities to operate from within St Helens libraries. For further information go to www.The-Chest.org.uk, register as a supplier, log in, select find opportunities, under portals select The-Chest, under organisations select St Helens Council, select reference DN609204

St Helens Borough Council are undertaking a Market Engagement to acquire an insight regarding the interest and capability / capacity of the market for the provision of Early Help Family Support Services. To help inform the Council providers are invited to register on The-Chest portal, review the Statement of Requirements and complete and return the Response Form no later than 12 noon on the 11th May 2023. Please note at this stage this is not a procurement exercise but is to acquire market information only. For further information go to: www.The-Chest.org.uk register as a supplier then login go to find opportunities under portals select The-Chest under organisations select St Helens Council select reference DN667937 select register interest in this opportunity select To view This RFQ Event Now Click Here download documents

Since 2020 St Helens Borough Council has piloted a Supported Lodgings service for our young people leaving care age 16/17 (up to 24 in certain circumstances). The pilot is due to end September 2023. It is our priority to make sure children and young people have a good start in life and benefit from a safe and stable placement into adulthood. We aim to continue to improve the current offer for young people transitioning from care and to provide appropriate support as they move into adulthood. As part of our offer to young people leaving care and for young people seeking asylum we now seek to test the local market for Supported Lodgings Services to ensure we are obtaining best value for the service going forward. To help inform its Tender / Procurement process the Council wishes to consult with providers who have an interest in the provision of Supported Lodgings For further information please go to www.The-Chest.org.uk www.The-Chest.org.uk register as a supplier then login go to find opportunities under portals select The-Chest under organisations select St Helens Council select reference DN660197 select register interest in this opportunity select To view This RFQ Event Now Click Here download documents

St Helens Borough Council is undertaking a market engagement to help inform the commissioning and procurement of a Falls Prevention Service For further information please go to www.The-Chest.org.uk / register as a supplier, then login go to find opportunities under portals select The-Chest under organisations select St Helens Council select reference DN696920 select register interest in this opportunity select To view This RFQ Event Now Click Here download documents Please note the market engagement is not a formal tender but is merely an exercise to acquire market information to help inform any potential commission and / or tender exercise. Any information provided by the Council is indicative and might be subject to change.

St Helens Borough Council are looking to work in collaboration with providers to deliver Care Services to Children in residential homes in the borough. At this stage the Council are only seeking statements of interest in order to invite providers to individual meetings to help shape the specification that will go to tender. For further information please go to www.The-Chest.org.uk register as a supplier then login go to find opportunities under portals select The-Chest under organisations select St Helens Council select reference DN645623 select register interest in this opportunity select To view This RFQ Event Now Click Here download documents

St Helens Borough Council are undertaking a soft market test to identify the interest of providers to work in collaboration with the Council to deliver Care Services to Children in residential homes in the borough. At this stage the Council is only asking for statements of interests in order to invite providers to individual meetings to help inform the specification and / or procurement exercise. For further information go to www.The-Chest.org.uk, register as a supplier then login go to find opportunities under portals select The-Chest under organisations select St Helens Council select reference DN645359 select register interest in this opportunity select To view This RFQ Event Now Click Here download documents

St Helens Borough Council are undertaking a soft market test to identify the interest of providers to work in collaboration with the Council to deliver Care Services to Children in residential homes in the borough. At this stage the Council is only asking for statements of interests in order to invite providers to individual meetings to help inform the specification and / or procurement exercise. For further information go to www.The-Chest.org.uk, register as a supplier then login go to find opportunities under portals select The-Chest under organisations select St Helens Council select reference DN644775 select register interest in this opportunity select To view This RFQ Event Now Click Here download documents

St Helens Borough Council is to procure a contract for the acceptance, bulking, transfer, processing and sale of dry recyclable wastes collected by the authority. The Contract will include the bulking of food waste and may also include the transfer and processing of food waste. The contract should commence from January 2024. St Helens Borough Council shall collect source separated dry recyclable and food waste for acceptance by the Contractor. The Contractor is to provide a site in the St Helens region for the acceptance, bulking and transfer dry recyclable wastes and the sealed bulking of food wastes.

St Helens Borough Council Soft Market Test for the Provision of a Supported Lodgings Service for Young People who are Looked After by St Helens Borough Council. For further information go to: • www.The-Chest.org, • register as a supplier • then login • go to find opportunities • under portals select The Chest • under organisations select St Helens Council • select DN723943 • select register in this opportunity • select To View This RFQ Event Now Click Here • download documents

St Helens Borough Council are looking to work in collaboration with providers to deliver Care Services to Children in residential homes in the borough. At this stage the Council are only seeking statements of interest in order to invite providers to individual meetings to help shape the specification that will go to tender. For further information please go to www.The-Chest.org.uk register as a supplier then login go to find opportunities under portals select The-Chest under organisations select St Helens Council select reference DN645623 select register interest in this opportunity select To view This RFQ Event Now Click Here download documents

St Helens Borough Council wishes to engage with organisations interested in bidding for this contract to deliver open access, integrated sexual and reproductive healthcare services within the St Helens local area. In line with requirements set within the Public Contracts Regulations (2015), the Council will undertake a procurement process and will publish the invitation to tender (ITT) for the proposed contract on The-Chest portal. At this stage, we are seeking responses which will help us to inform the procurement process and determine potential market interest in this contract opportunity. For further information go to www.the-chest.org, register as a supplier, then login, go to find opportunities, under portals select The-Chest, under organisations select St Helens Council, select reference DN689396, select register interest in this opportunity, select To view This RFQ Event Now Click Here, download documents

St Helens Borough Council is seeking to appoint suitably qualified organisations to support businesses in the Borough, as part of a UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF)-funded programme. For further information please go to www.The-Chest.org.uk / register as a supplier, then login go to find opportunities under portals select The-Chest under organisations select St Helens Council select reference DN688719 select register interest in this opportunity select To view This RFQ Event Now Click Here download documents