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Expression of Interest - Live Longer Better - Active Lives Torbay 2026

TORBAY COUNCIL

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12 Mar 2026 at 14:35

Summary of the contracting process

Torbay Council is currently undertaking the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Expression of Interest - Live Longer Better – Active Lives Torbay 2026," aimed at addressing health and social work services within the Torbay region (UKK42), United Kingdom. This tender falls under the services category and presents preliminary market engagement. The council seeks to evaluate interest in fulfilling a Service Level Agreement for Healthy Ageing provisions. Interested parties are required to express interest and submit the necessary documents by 4:00pm on Monday, 30 March 2026. Following this, the procurement process may proceed to the tender stage, potentially commencing around the 13th of April 2026.

This procurement opportunity is an excellent prospect for SMEs or VCSEs specialising in health and social care services, particularly those with expertise in community, social and personal services. The tender involves commissioning components that aim to improve healthy ageing provisions in Torbay, offering a total contract value with a gross amount of £146,880. Businesses that can leverage their capabilities to bridge service delivery gaps will find this tender advantageous to expand their offerings within the public sector. The contract period, from 1 June 2026 to 31 March 2028, further provides room for long-term business growth and collaboration with a public authority - Torbay Council.

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Notice Title

Expression of Interest - Live Longer Better - Active Lives Torbay 2026

Notice Description

There is a current existing Service Level Agreement (SLA) to deliver Live Longer Better (LLB) Healthy Ageing provision within Torbay, Torbay Council are taking on responsibility for commissioning the remaining part of a contract that was previously commissioned by another organisation From this Expression of Interest opportunity, Torbay Council is seeking to gauge the level of interest by meeting the presenting gap in service delivery and funding. This includes three components. Please refer to the attached Expression of Interest document for details of the requirements. Providers are required to first, express their interest against this opportunity via this ProContract e-tendering system, then fully complete section D Expression of Interest Response, and return the EOI document. Completed EOI forms must be returned as an attachment through the 'Messaging' facility on this ProContract system, by 4:00pm on Monday 30 March 2026. Any organisation expressing an interest in this Expression of Interest (EOI) opportunity, and who submits a completed EOI document, will be automatically taken to the next procurement stage, and therefore should have the organisational capacity and capability to undertake a full procurement exercise, if required. If this is required, it is likely to commence within approximately one month's time.

Planning Information

There is a current existing Service Level Agreement (SLA) to deliver Live Longer Better (LLB) Healthy Ageing provision within Torbay, Torbay Council are taking on responsibility for commissioning the remaining part of a contract that was previously commissioned by another organisation From this Expression of Interest opportunity, Torbay Council is seeking to gauge the level of interest by meeting the presenting gap in service delivery and funding. This includes three components. Please refer to the attached Expression of Interest document for details of the requirements. Providers are required to first, express their interest against this opportunity via this ProContract e-tendering system, then fully complete section D Expression of Interest Response, and return the EOI document. Completed EOI forms must be returned as an attachment through the ‘Messaging’ facility on this ProContract system, by 4:00pm on Monday 30 March 2026. Any organisation expressing an interest in this Expression of Interest (EOI) opportunity, and who submits a completed EOI document, will be automatically taken to the next procurement stage, and therefore should have the organisational capacity and capability to undertake a full procurement exercise, if required. If this is required, it is likely to commence within approximately one month’s time.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-066882
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022376-2026
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

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£122,400 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Mar 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
13 Apr 20265 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 May 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 1-2 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
TORBAY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TORQUAY
Postcode
TQ1 3DR
Post Town
Torquay
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK42 Torbay
Delivery Location
TLK42 Torbay

Local Authority
Torbay
Electoral Ward
Tormohun
Westminster Constituency
Torbay

Further Information

Notice Documents

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