Notice Information
Notice Title
Request for Information - Overnight Short Break Service for Working Age Adults July 2026
Notice Description
Buckinghamshire Council (the Council) is requesting information about overnight short break and respite services for working age adults with disabilities and autism to inform the Council's understanding of market interest, and views, and to support the development of the service and commissioning model. The Council is developing a new seven-bed overnight short break service for adults of working age with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, and/or autism. The service is scheduled to open in September 2027 and will be located in Aylesbury.
Planning Information
The Request for Information (RFI) documents for this opportunity are published on the Council's procurement portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/buckinghamshire-council. These documents include all relevant details about the project and outline the information we are seeking from the supplier market. If you wish to participate in the RFI and have not yet registered, please ensure you do so via the portal in order to access the documentation. The RFI will remain open until 12:00 noon (midday) on Friday, 7th August 2026. For ease of access, you may copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/buckinghamshire-council. Please note that all queries relating to this RFI must be submitted via the In-Tend portal, in accordance with the instructions provided within the documents.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06cfb4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068634-2026
- 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
-
- CPV Codes
85300000 - Social work and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Jul 2026Yesterday
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 18 Jan 20276 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2027 - 31 Aug 2030 3-4 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
- BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- AYLESBURY
- Postcode
- HP19 8FF
- Post Town
- Hemel Hempstead
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
- Delivery Location
- TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
-
- Local Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Electoral Ward
- Aylesbury North West
- Westminster Constituency
- Aylesbury
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068634-2026
21st July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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