--- title: "Early Market Engagement - Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation in the preferred area of Newtownabbey, but the Trust will consider other areas as secondary options." ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-067d96" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-067d96" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-067d96.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-067d96.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST" published: "2026-04-08" --- # Early Market Engagement - Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation in the preferred area of Newtownabbey, but the Trust will consider other areas as secondary options. Buyer: NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067d96 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-067d96) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-067d96.json) ## Summary The Northern Health and Social Care Trust (NHSCT), based in Ballymena, UK, is in the planning stage of a procurement process, focusing on health and social work services, specifically for Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation. This is an Early Market Engagement scoping, not a formal tender, aiming to evaluate the current and future market capacity for a bespoke single occupancy facility required in Newtownabbey or other acceptable areas. The process is registered under CPV code 85000000 and conducted under the European Union Directive 2014/24/EU. The PIN status is planned, with the communication open until 3.00 pm on 29 April 2026. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in health and social care services, particularly those capable of providing complex, 24/7 care in bespoke facilities for individuals with challenging behaviours. Organisations with expertise in supported living accommodations can leverage this opportunity to showcase their capacity and innovative solutions ahead of any official procurement. This early engagement offers a strategic chance for providers to align their offerings with future NHSCT requirements and establish a competitive advantage before a formal tender process potentially begins. ## 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 Newtownabbey 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 2:1 ratio on a 24/7 basis throughout the day and night. Service user could be managed with 1 waking night staff and 1 sleeping, so long as the second staff member could respond promptly if/when required. Accommodation in the preferred area of Newtownabbey 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/031765-2026 | | 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 | 8 Apr 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 28 Apr 2026 | | 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 - 8 Apr 2026 at 09:15 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031765-2026 ## 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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