Notice Information
Notice Title
HCC - 10/25 - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for Registered Provider Partners to deliver Supported Living Accommodation in Hertfordshire
Notice Description
The Council has identified a need for supported living for c800 with disabilities in Hertfordshire over the next five years (2025-2030) This includes provision for people: * Transitioning from children's services * Currently residing with family who now need a home of their own. * Currently residing in residential care whose support needs have reduced. * Currently residing in supported living which is shared and are now needing self-contained housing. * Currently residing in supported living outside of Hertfordshire who wish to return to return. The Council is exploring the best approach to work with developing Registered Providers (both Housing Associations and Local Authorities) ('RPs') to deliver, own and manage accommodation on Council owned land via a long lease (virtual freehold). The Council is currently undertaking preparatory work on six Council owned land-led sites with a view to progressing design and enabling works during 2025-26, construction in 2026/27 - 2027/28 and completion and handover in 2027-30. The Council will obtain planning approval on all six sites via Regulation 3 and where demolition/enabling works are required on the site the Council will undertake this work prior to long lease disposal to an RP to develop and build the new accommodation. The Council is carrying out PME in relation to this project. The Council will consider the feedback received to help inform the Council's options, requirements and further decision making. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and the Council is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the PME shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PME shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in the PME will be at each organisation's own cost. No expense in responding to this PME will be reimbursed by the Council. To access the PME documentation please visit the Council's e-tendering system Supply Hertfordshire, run by Intend at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire and follow the on-screen guidance. To participate in this PME, organisations must return their completed Supplier Questionnaire (Appendix A of the PME Document), together with any supporting documents, through the Correspondence area of this project by the return deadline of 12.00 Noon on 28th October 2025, as per the PME documentation and e-tendering system. Supplier Questionnaires received after the deadline may not be reviewed at the Council's sole discretion. Please make sure that you have submitted your Supplier Questionnaire following the instructions within the PME documentation and e-tendering system. The Council will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their Supplier Questionnaire. If you are experiencing problems with the Supply Hertfordshire website, In-Tend offer a help section which includes a dedicated UK support desk which can be contacted via email: support@in-tend.co.uk or Telephone: +44 1144070065 for any website/technical questions, Monday to Friday, 8:30-17:00.
Planning Information
To access the PME documentation please visit the Council’s e-tendering system Supply Hertfordshire, run by In-Tend at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire and follow the on-screen guidance. To participate in this PME, organisations must return their completed Supplier Questionnaire (Appendix A of the PME Document), together with any supporting documents, through the Correspondence area of the project on Supply Hertfordshire by the return deadline of 12.00 Noon on 28th October 2025, as per the PME documentation and e-tendering system. Supplier Questionnaires received after the deadline may not be reviewed at the Council’s sole discretion. There will be individual supplier meetings which are proposed for 5th November 2025 Please make sure that you have submitted your Supplier Questionnaire following the instructions within the PME documentation and e-tendering system. The Council will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their Supplier Questionnaire. If you are experiencing problems with the Supply Hertfordshire website, In-Tend offer a help section which includes a dedicated UK support desk which can be contacted via email: support@in-tend.co.uk or Telephone: +44 1144070065 for any website/technical questions, Monday to Friday, 8:30-17:00. Participation in the PME will be at each organisation’s own cost. No expense in responding to this PME will be reimbursed by the Council.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a75b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061925-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
70 - Real estate services
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
-
- CPV Codes
45211100 - Construction work for houses
45211200 - Sheltered housing construction work
45211300 - Houses construction work
45211341 - Flats construction work
45215210 - Construction work for subsidised residential accommodation
45215214 - Residential homes construction work
70111000 - Development of residential real estate
70210000 - Residential property renting or leasing services
70331000 - Residential property services
70333000 - Housing services
75123000 - Administrative housing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 15 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Social Care Housing & Infrastructure
- Contact Email
- sl.programmeworks@hertfordshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STEVENAGE
- Postcode
- SG1 2FQ
- Post Town
- Stevenage
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
- Delivery Location
- TLH23 Hertfordshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Stevenage
- Electoral Ward
- Symonds Green
- Westminster Constituency
- Stevenage
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061925-2025
2nd October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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