Notice Information
Notice Title
Early Market Engagement - Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation in the preferred areas of Causeway and Ballymena but the Trust will consider other a
Notice Description
This is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) by way of an Early Market Engagement scoping for the NHSCT to ascertain current capacity and potential future capacity in the market for the provision of a bespoke single occupancy Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation for a Service User with complex behaviours in the preferred areas of Causeway and Ballymena but the Trust will consider other areas as secondary options.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This is a PIN by the NHSCT for an Early Market Engagement (NOT a Call for Tender) to ascertain current capacity in the market AND potential future capacity for the provision of bespoke single occupancy Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation for a complex service user who presents with challenging behaviour. Given complexity, care must be provided in a 24/7 bespoke facility with anticipated 2:1 staffing at all times with 2 staff on sleep over (no awaken nights). Accommodation in the preferred areas of Causeway and Ballymena but the Trust will consider other areas as secondary options. Additional information: This is not a Call for Tender and there is no guarantee any procurement process will be run. Any interest shown by Providers will be further explored but this does not constitute a commitment to progress in a procurement exercise. Failure to show interest does not restrict providers from participating in any future procurement exercise held by NHSCT. This notice has been placed to alert the Sector of a specific requirement. Any future procurement exercise will be conducted in accordance with the information contained in any final published tender documentation.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058bc6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050373-2025
- 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
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Aug 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 4 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
- NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- socialcare.procurement@northerntrust.hscni.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BALLYMENA
- Postcode
- BT43 6HL
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN0F Mid and East Antrim
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Mid and East Antrim
- Electoral Ward
- Fair Green
- Westminster Constituency
- North Antrim
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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