Notice Information
Notice Title
Specialist Supported Living for People with Autism - Pre-Market Engagement
Notice Description
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (the Council) seeks to engage with service providers in relation to the provision of a support provider for supported living for autistic adults at Dillington Mews in Barnsley. Dillington Mews is a 6-person purpose built supported living service for autistic adults. Each of the unit is a single person apartment. There is a separate staff office. The service is currently staffed 24/7 with additional 1:1 commissioned for individual need as necessary. The commissioning intention is that the outcome of this market engagement will feed into a procurement exercise in early 2026. This may result in a contract commencement in the autumn of 2026. A supplier presentation briefing session will be held on Thursday 22nd January 2026 at 14:00 via MS Teams. The session is expected to last no more than 1 hour. A maximum of two representatives per supplier organisation may attend the session. For further information, please download and review the Pre-Market Engagement - Document for Suppliers. To confirm attendance to the session, please complete and submit Appendix 1 via YORtender by the deadline of 12noon on 21/01/2026. Please note that he value and contract dates used within this notice are estimates and still to be confirmed.
Planning Information
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=100947&TID=100106192&B=
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f5ea
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082977-2025
- 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
85100000 - Health services
85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Dec 20252 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 23 Jan 20264 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2031 Over 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
- BARNSLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Katie Tomlinson
- Contact Email
- katietomlinson@barnsley.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 0126000000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE
- Postcode
- S70 2TA
- Post Town
- Sheffield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE3 South Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE33 Barnsley
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Barnsley
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Barnsley North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082977-2025
15th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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