--- title: "Early Market Engagement - Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation in Glengormley/Mallusk area" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-049ccb" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-049ccb" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-049ccb.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-049ccb.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST" published: "2024-09-20" --- # Early Market Engagement - Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation in Glengormley/Mallusk area Buyer: NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-049ccb [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-049ccb) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-049ccb.json) ## Summary The Northern Health and Social Care Trust (NHSCT) is in the planning stage of procuring services for a bespoke Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation in the Glengormley/Mallusk area. This initiative, identified in a Prior Information Notice (PIN), aims to assess market capacity for the provision of 24/7 care for a service user with complex behavioural needs. The industry category is health and social work services. All communications should be directed to NHSCT via the provided email contact, with the PIN being active until 3.00pm on Monday, 7 October 2024. Key dates for any future notices on this engagement include 7 October 2024. This Early Market Engagement presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social care services, particularly those with experience in supported living accommodations and managing complex behaviours. Providers interested in delivering bespoke, high-staffing ratio care facilities may find this tender aligns well with their expertise. While this is not a Call for Tender, it allows interested parties to discuss current and future capacity with NHSCT, potentially positioning themselves advantageously for future procurement exercises should they proceed. Engaging in this scoping exercise could help businesses gain insights and shape the tender criteria, paving the way for growth and new market opportunities in the health and social care sector. ## Notice This is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) by way of an Early Market Engagement scoping for the NHSCT to ascertain potential current capacity and potential future capacity in the market for the provision of a bespoke Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation in Glengormley/Mallusk area for a Service User with complex behavior's. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This is a PIN by the NHSCT for an Early Market Engagement (NOT a Call for Tender) to ascertain potential current capacity in the market AND potential future capacity for the provision of bespoke Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation for a complex service user who presents with challenging behaviour. Given complexity, care must be provided in a 24/7 bespoke facility with anticipated 2:1 staffing. The NHSCT is announcing this PIN as it wishes to meet and discuss current and future capacity with potential providers interested in the delivery of the service. Further more specific details on this service would be provided at these meetings. Additional information: This is not a Call for Tender and there is no guarantee any procurement process will be run. Any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in a procurement exercise. Failure to show interest does not restrict. providers from participating in any future procurement exercise. This notice has been placed for advertising purposes only. Any procurement exercise will be conducted in accordance with the information contained in any final published tender documentation. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030256-2024 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | 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 | 20 Sep 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 6 Oct 2024 | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST | | Locality | BALLYMENA | | Post town | Northern Ireland | | Postcode | BT43 6HL | | Country | Northern Ireland | | ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland | | ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland | | ITL 3 | TLN0F Mid and East Antrim | | Local authority | Mid and East Antrim | | Electoral ward | Fair Green | | Westminster constituency | North Antrim | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 20 Sep 2024 at 17:27 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030256-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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