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Pre-Market Engagement - York and North Yorkshire Force Control Room Mental Health

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

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Planning

14 Aug 2026 at 12:15

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, through its Policing, Fire and Crime directorate, is planning a new Force Control Room Mental Health Service. The requirement is for health and social work services supporting mental health provision linked to a force control room. The market exercise is intended to explore how the service could be delivered, including arrangements for providers that have limited or no direct access to mental health records or other confidential health data. Delivery will support the York and North Yorkshire policing area. The procurement is classified as a light-touch service requirement and is intended to be suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This process is at the planning stage and is currently a soft market-testing exercise rather than a formal procurement. The authority expects to use the responses to shape the future service specification and procurement approach. Interested parties are asked to complete a Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire by 14 September 2026, with a future notice expected on 5 October 2026. The planned contract period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030. The requirement is organised as one lot. No contract value or budget is stated. Participation in the market exercise will not form part of any future tender evaluation, so suppliers should treat it as an opportunity to inform the eventual requirement rather than as an invitation to submit a bid.

This planning exercise will suit providers of mental health, health and social work services that can support a force control room environment. The authority is seeking views on market capability, available capacity, innovative approaches and practical service-delivery models. Providers should consider how they would operate where direct access to mental health records or confidential health data is limited or unavailable, and how service quality and information handling could be maintained in that setting. Organisations preparing for the future procurement may include established healthcare or social care providers, specialist mental health organisations, charities and community or voluntary-sector bodies. Smaller organisations and social enterprises are expressly considered suitable, creating scope for individual providers, partnerships or delivery models involving specialist subcontractors.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Pre-Market Engagement - York and North Yorkshire Force Control Room Mental Health

Notice Description

The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (YNYCA), Policing, Fire and Crime (PFC) directorate, is conducting a soft market testing to shape the future of a new Force Control Room Mental Health Service. The purpose of this questionnaire is to understand the market's capability, capacity, innovation, and views regarding service delivery, particularly where providers may have limited or no direct access to mental health records or confidential health data. Responses will be used to shape the future service specification and procurement approach. This exercise does not form part of any formal procurement process and participation will not influence any future tender evaluation.

Planning Information

Interested parties are requested to complete and return the Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire by 2pm September 14th. This should be downloaded and submitted via the portal: https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/publictender-details?tid=7b897551-0f6a-4d39-bfd8-243f22243f28

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e493
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077648-2026
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

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
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
5 Oct 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 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
York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
YORK
Postcode
YO1 6GA
Postcode Area
York
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE21 York
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
York
Electoral Ward
Micklegate
Westminster Constituency
York Central

Further Information

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