Walsall Council intends to commission Community Infection Prevention and Control Services across adult social care settings within Walsall including Nursing and Residential Care Homes.

This market sounding exercise is being undertaken by Walsall Council to obtain the views from potential bidders on the procurement process and possible future strategy for the following service delivery: Community Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Services This exercise does not form part of any formal procurement process. Information received will be treated in strictest of confidence and will not be made available to bidders once the tendering process has begun. This document provides background information on the current project with a number of questions designed to help establish: To determine whether or not there is a market within Walsall for our requirements Your observations regarding the potential work and strategy