Planning

Substance Misuse Testing in the Children and Young People's service area

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WAKEFIELD

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Planning

09 Oct 2025 at 13:27

Summary of the contracting process

The Council of the City of Wakefield is in the planning stage of a public procurement process to commission services for substance misuse testing in the Children and Young People's service area. This effort is aimed at parents or carers of children under Public Law Outline or Court Proceedings. The process falls within the health and social work services category and is scheduled to be delivered within the Wakefield locality in the United Kingdom. Businesses can engage with this opportunity through a market engagement session that is underway, with key dates including the submission of questionnaires via the Mercell YORtender system by 7th November 2025 at 12noon. The procurement is of a planned status, with the contract period anticipated to run from 1st September 2026 to 31st August 2031. The procurement process follows the "light touch" regime above the threshold, ensuring compliance with UK legislation.

This tender offers substantial potential for business growth, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) operating within the health and social work services sector. As the Council seeks to collaborate with locally based service providers, businesses in the Wakefield region or those with an interest in expanding their operations in this locality may find this an opportune moment to establish or deepen their collaboration with public authorities. Engaging in the preliminary market consultation phase could allow businesses to influence the procurement's direction, potentially shaping service delivery to align with their operational strengths.

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Notice Title

Substance Misuse Testing in the Children and Young People's service area

Notice Description

Wakefield Council is considering options to enter into a commissioned service for the process of substance misuse testing for parents / carers of Children and Young People (CYP) under PLO (Public Law Outline) or Court Proceedings. The purpose of this market consultation is to ascertain the interest of any providers to enable an informed decision to be made in relation to any procurement opportunities available to the Council from locally based providers from across the district.

Planning Information

The market engagement opportunity can be accessed vis the Mercell YORtender system YORtender (eu-supply.com) using reference 104186. Questionnaires must be submitted via the YORtender system no later than 07th November at 12 noon.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05abb4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063764-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
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
9 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
7 Nov 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WAKEFIELD
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
zrobinson@wakefield.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
WAKEFIELD
Postcode
WF1 2HQ
Post Town
Wakefield
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE45 Wakefield
Delivery Location
TLE45 Wakefield

Local Authority
Wakefield
Electoral Ward
Wakefield North
Westminster Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell

Further Information

Notice Documents

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