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Soft Market Testing-Sleep Service for Children and Young People

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

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Planning

16 Sep 2026 at 18:26

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council is planning a children’s and young people’s sleep service. The service is intended to support children and young people with sleep-related needs, under the welfare services category. It will be delivered for the council’s population, with the buying organisation supported by Star Procurement, which is managing the procurement process. The planned requirement is arranged as a single lot and falls under the light-touch regime for public services. This is a service contract rather than a supply or construction requirement, so relevant providers are organisations able to design and deliver specialist sleep support for children and young people, working with families and other services as required by the eventual specification.

The process is at the planning stage and is currently a soft market testing exercise, rather than an invitation to tender. The council is asking providers to complete and submit a Soft Market Testing document to help shape its understanding of the market and the future requirement. The engagement is expected to close on 2 October 2026. The council’s current expectation is for one contract covering the service from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029. The planned procurement is for services under the light-touch regime. The market engagement document is associated with project reference DN 829806. Providers should treat the dates as indicative planning information and use the exercise to inform the council before the procurement reaches the market.

This will suit providers with established expertise in sleep services for children and young people, including organisations able to assess sleep difficulties, advise families and deliver practical interventions. Experience of providing welfare or specialist support services to children and young people will be relevant, along with the ability to work safely with children, families and partner professionals. The council has identified the requirement as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so organisations of those types should consider contributing to the market testing. Providers can use the exercise to explain their service model, workforce capability, safeguarding arrangements, relevant experience and any delivery issues that should inform the eventual specification.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Soft Market Testing-Sleep Service for Children and Young People

Notice Description

We would like to invite providers to participate in our Soft Market Testing exercise for the provision of Sleep Services. Further information can be found in the Soft Market Testing document, which has been uploaded to the Chest (Project Reference No-DN 829806).

Planning Information

At this stage, we will only be asking providers to complete and submit a Soft Market Testing document.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0773ef
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087983-2026
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

85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 1 Apr 2029 2-3 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
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ASHTON UNDER LYNE
Postcode
OL6 0GS
Postcode Area
Oldham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD35 Greater Manchester South East
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Tameside
Electoral Ward
St Peter's
Westminster Constituency
Ashton-under-Lyne

Further Information

Notice Documents

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