Notice Information
Notice Title
25047 Pre-Market Engagement - Medical Advisor (Adoption & Fostering Services)
Notice Description
Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking Market Engagement in regard to the provision medical assessments for children open to the adoption and fostering services, as well as prospective adopters, fosterers and special guardians. The Council is required to recommission this service due to the natural expiry of the current contract. The procurement is currently scheduled to launch in Autumn 2025, with the aim of having a new service in place by April 2026 (dates subject to change). This advertisement is issued under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) of the Healthcare Services Regulations 2023.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking Market Engagement in regard to the provision medical assessments for children open to the adoption and fostering services, as well as prospective adopters, fosterers and special guardians. The Council is intends to recommission the current service for this requirement when it expires. That procurement is currently scheduled to launch in Autumn 2025, with the aim of having a new service in place by April 2026 (dates subject to change). Participation in the engagement exercise is not a mandatory requirement for participating in any potential future procurement. This advertisement is issued under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) of the Healthcare Services Regulations 2023.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05068a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016610-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85121200 - Medical specialist services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 30 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Thomas Clarke
- Contact Email
- thomas.clarke@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ALCONBURY WEALD, HUNTINGDON
- Postcode
- PE28 4YE
- Post Town
- Peterborough
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Electoral Ward
- The Stukeleys
- Westminster Constituency
- Huntingdon
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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