--- title: "Soft Market Testing for the Provision of Mental Health Accommodation" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c2e37875-6773-4113-a427-81b118ec011c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c2e37875-6773-4113-a427-81b118ec011c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c2e37875-6773-4113-a427-81b118ec011c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c2e37875-6773-4113-a427-81b118ec011c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL" published: "2019-02-12" --- # Soft Market Testing for the Provision of Mental Health Accommodation Buyer: PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c2e37875-6773-4113-a427-81b118ec011c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c2e37875-6773-4113-a427-81b118ec011c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c2e37875-6773-4113-a427-81b118ec011c.json) ## Summary Peterborough City Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Soft Market Testing for the Provision of Mental Health Accommodation," which is aimed at reviewing and potentially redesigning the accommodation services for individuals with mental health needs. The procurement focuses on various services, including residential services and supported living placements. A key milestone for this engagement is set for 5th March 2019, and the authority intends to formally advertise the procurement by July 2019. This initiative is classified under the health services industry category and will be conducted in the East of England, United Kingdom. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in the provision of mental health accommodation services. Companies specialising in residential services, supported living, and complex care are particularly well-suited to compete for this forthcoming contract. Engaging with the market during this planning phase could provide valuable insights to shape the final requirements, leading to potential business growth within the mental health sector as Peterborough City Council seeks to ensure capacity and quality for its services. ## Notice At present Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council have a variety of contracting arrangements in place for accommodation services which provide residential and supported living placements for people with mental health needs. Cambridgeshire County Council, Peterborough City Council and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG are intending to undertake a procurement for a Mental Health Accommodation Framework which provides a clear and consistent approach to the market and enables the Commissioners to ensure capacity and quality of provision for this client group. The opportunity is currently being shaped but is likely to comprise of : Residential Services, Complex Supported Living and Supported Living This offers the opportunity to review and re-design services with the aim of placing the Commissioners in a position to offer this opportunity to the market during 2019. Please be aware that this is a request for information at this time and is not a guarantee that this requirement will be advertised in the future. The purpose of this exercise is to test the market and shape what the requirement will look like if or when the opportunity is formally advertised. Additional information: The purpose of this notice is to draw attention to a procurement that Cambridgshire County Council and Peterborough City Council intends to commence in July 2019. It is anticipated that a separate contract notice relating to the supply of the above specified services will be submitted for publication to commence the procurement process. All service providers should respond only to the contract notice when it is published. Peterborough City Council is a public authority within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and all correspondence received will be dealt with in accordance with the Act. The contracting authority intends to use the Peterborough City Council's eSourcing portal in this procurement exercise: SourceDogg. You may wish to register on the Peterborough City Council's eSourcing Portal in readiness for the invitation to tender being published in July 201 . The URL is: https://secure.sourcedogg.com/ ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/051ab64d-4ee9-430a-9548-6192434c9593 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Feb 2019 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 5 Mar 2019 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | PETERBOROUGH | | Post town | Peterborough | | Postcode | PE2 8TY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH41 Peterborough | | Local authority | Peterborough | | Electoral ward | Fletton and Stanground | | Westminster constituency | North West Cambridgeshire | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 12 Feb 2019 at 14:53 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/051ab64d-4ee9-430a-9548-6192434c9593 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/051ab64d-4ee9-430a-9548-6192434c9593 12th February 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://secure.sourcedogg.com/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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