--- title: "Early Market Engagement - Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation in the preferred area of Ballymoney, but the Trust will consider other areas as secondary options." ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05a5b1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05a5b1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05a5b1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05a5b1.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST" published: "2025-10-01" --- # Early Market Engagement - Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation in the preferred area of Ballymoney, but the Trust will consider other areas as secondary options. Buyer: NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a5b1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05a5b1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05a5b1.json) ## Summary The Northern Health and Social Care Trust is conducting an Early Market Engagement for Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation, focusing primarily in Ballymoney, with other areas considered as secondary options. This process is currently in the planning stage and involves the provision of bespoke single occupancy accommodation for a service user with complex behaviours. The industry category for this procurement is health and social work services. The process aims to identify current and potential future capacity for specialized care facilities in the region. As of 1 October 2025, stakeholders can communicate their interest until 3:00 pm on 22 October 2025, as indicated in the Prior Information Notice (PIN). This Early Market Engagement presents potential opportunities for businesses specializing in health and social work services, particularly those experienced in managing complex behavioural needs in supported living environments. Organisations capable of offering a 24/7 bespoke facility with tailored staffing arrangements, such as a 3:1 ratio during both day and night, are well-positioned to benefit from this engagement. This is not a Call for Tender; however, showing interest could facilitate future opportunities should a procurement process commence. Providers with expertise in the delivery of such services are encouraged to participate, fostering growth and expansion in meeting the Trust's needs. ## Notice This is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) by way of an Early Market Engagement scoping for the NHSCT to ascertain current capacity and potential future capacity in the market for the provision of a bespoke single occupancy Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation for a Service User with complex behaviours in the preferred area of Ballymoney 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 current capacity in the market AND potential future capacity for the provision of bespoke single occupancy 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 3:1 ratio basis throughout the day and night. No sleeping night staff, however, service user could potentially be managed with 2 waking night staff and 1 sleeping, if the third staff member could respond promptly if/when required Accommodation in the preferred area of Ballymoney but the Trust will consider other areas as secondary options. Additional information: This is not a Call for Tender and there is no guarantee any procurement process will be run. Any interest shown by Providers will be further explored but this does not constitute a commitment to progress in a procurement exercise. Failure to show interest does not restrict providers from participating in any future procurement exercise held by NHSCT. This notice has been placed to alert the Sector of a specific requirement. Any future 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/061242-2025 | | 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 | 1 Oct 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 21 Oct 2025 | | 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 - 1 Oct 2025 at 10:44 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061242-2025 ## 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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