Planning

Early Market Engagement - Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation in the preferred area of Ballymoney, but the Trust will consider other areas as secondary options.

NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST

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Planning

01 Oct 2025 at 10:44

Summary of the contracting process

The Northern Health and Social Care Trust is conducting an Early Market Engagement for Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation, focusing primarily in Ballymoney, with other areas considered as secondary options. This process is currently in the planning stage and involves the provision of bespoke single occupancy accommodation for a service user with complex behaviours. The industry category for this procurement is health and social work services. The process aims to identify current and potential future capacity for specialized care facilities in the region. As of 1 October 2025, stakeholders can communicate their interest until 3:00 pm on 22 October 2025, as indicated in the Prior Information Notice (PIN).

This Early Market Engagement presents potential opportunities for businesses specializing in health and social work services, particularly those experienced in managing complex behavioural needs in supported living environments. Organisations capable of offering a 24/7 bespoke facility with tailored staffing arrangements, such as a 3:1 ratio during both day and night, are well-positioned to benefit from this engagement. This is not a Call for Tender; however, showing interest could facilitate future opportunities should a procurement process commence. Providers with expertise in the delivery of such services are encouraged to participate, fostering growth and expansion in meeting the Trust's needs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Early Market Engagement - Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation in the preferred area of Ballymoney, but the Trust will consider other areas as secondary options.

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 area of Ballymoney 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 3:1 ratio basis throughout the day and night. No sleeping night staff, however, service user could potentially be managed with 2 waking night staff and 1 sleeping, if the third staff member could respond promptly if/when required Accommodation in the preferred area of Ballymoney 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-05a5b1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061242-2025
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
1 Oct 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
21 Oct 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

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