---
title: "Commissioned Care Provider for Children in Care - Soft Market Test"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2a1bd0e6-83f1-4aeb-977d-41181d73e16a"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2a1bd0e6-83f1-4aeb-977d-41181d73e16a"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2a1bd0e6-83f1-4aeb-977d-41181d73e16a.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2a1bd0e6-83f1-4aeb-977d-41181d73e16a.json"
source: "Contracts Finder"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "ST.HELENS COUNCIL"
published: "2022-11-29"
---

# Commissioned Care Provider for Children in Care - Soft Market Test

Buyer: ST.HELENS COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2a1bd0e6-83f1-4aeb-977d-41181d73e16a

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2a1bd0e6-83f1-4aeb-977d-41181d73e16a)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2a1bd0e6-83f1-4aeb-977d-41181d73e16a.json)

## Summary

The St Helens Council is planning to commission a care provider for children in care through a soft market test. The tender falls under the Health and social work services industry category and is currently at the planning stage. The engagement end date for interested providers is set for 28th February 2023.

This opportunity is suitable for small and voluntary sector enterprises as the council is seeking collaboration to deliver care services to children in residential homes. Businesses interested in providing specialised and community-focused care services in the health and social work sector should consider engaging with St Helens Council for potential growth opportunities.

## Notice

St Helens Borough Council are undertaking a soft market test to identify the interest of providers to work in collaboration with the Council to deliver Care Services to Children in residential homes in the borough. At this stage the Council is only asking for statements of interests in order to invite providers to individual meetings to help inform the specification and / or procurement exercise. For further information go to www.The-Chest.org.uk, register as a supplier then login go to find opportunities under portals select The-Chest under organisations select St Helens Council select reference DN645359 select register interest in this opportunity select To view This RFQ Event Now Click Here download documents

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/21858be3-ad0f-43d4-9507-5fe0fd3a5735 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 28 Feb 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ST.HELENS COUNCIL |
| Locality | ST HELENS |
| Post town | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA10 1HP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD71 East Merseyside |
| Local authority | St. Helens |
| Electoral ward | St Helens Town Centre |
| Westminster constituency | St Helens South and Whiston |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 29 Nov 2022 at 11:54 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/21858be3-ad0f-43d4-9507-5fe0fd3a5735
- 29 Nov 2022 at 11:39 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d81930ba-bc95-41b4-8a45-94295c5495be

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/21858be3-ad0f-43d4-9507-5fe0fd3a5735
  29th November 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d81930ba-bc95-41b4-8a45-94295c5495be
  29th November 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.sthelens.gov.uk

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2a1bd0e6-83f1-4aeb-977d-41181d73e16a. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2a1bd0e6-83f1-4aeb-977d-41181d73e16a.json.