--- title: "Early Market Engagement - Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation in the preferred areas of Antrim, Ballyclare, Templepatrick, Carrickfergus or North Belfast but the Trust will consider other areas as secondary options." ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04bdca" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04bdca" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04bdca.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04bdca.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST" published: "2024-11-21" --- # Early Market Engagement - Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation in the preferred areas of Antrim, Ballyclare, Templepatrick, Carrickfergus or North Belfast but the Trust will consider other areas as secondary options. Buyer: NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04bdca [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04bdca) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04bdca.json) ## Summary The Northern Health and Social Care Trust (NHSCT) has initiated a procurement process focusing on Early Market Engagement for Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) aims to gauge current and future market capacity for bespoke accommodation services for a service user with complex behaviours. Preferred locations include Antrim, Ballyclare, Templepatrick, Carrickfergus, or North Belfast, with other areas considered as secondary options. The procurement stage is currently in planning, and the PIN is active until 3:00 pm on 6 December 2024. The industry category for this procurement is health and social work services, classified under CPV code 85000000. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in health and social care services, particularly those with expertise in supporting individuals with complex behaviours. Providers who can offer 24/7 bespoke care facilities with dedicated staffing will find this an attractive proposition. Engaging in this process allows businesses to explore potential partnerships and expand their service offerings within the specified regions. Interested providers are encouraged to communicate via the provided contact details to discuss current and future capacity and to obtain more detailed information about the requirements. ## 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 for a Service User with complex behaviours in the preferred areas of Antrim, Ballyclare, Templepatrick, Carrickfergus or North Belfast but the Trust will consider other areas as secondary options. ### 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. Accommodation in the preferred areas of Antrim, Ballyclare, Templepatrick, Carrickfergus or North Belfast but the Trust will consider other areas as secondary options. 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/037723-2024 | | 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 | 21 Nov 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 6 Dec 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 - 21 Nov 2024 at 16:38 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037723-2024 ## 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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