--- title: "Preliminary Market Engagement - Under 65s Adult Respite Provision (LD, Autism, Mental Health & Complex Needs)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-068516" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-068516" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-068516.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-068516.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL" published: "2026-04-17" --- # Preliminary Market Engagement - Under 65s Adult Respite Provision (LD, Autism, Mental Health & Complex Needs) Buyer: PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068516 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-068516) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-068516.json) ## Summary Peterborough City Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for specialist respite provision for adults aged 18 to 65, including learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs, and complex behaviours. The council, a sub-central government public authority, is engaging in a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME), with key dates including a due date for engagement responses by 18 May 2026 and an optional Microsoft Teams session on 5 May 2025 to clarify models and answer queries. This procurement falls under the services category with significant relevance to health and social work services, focused on regions UKH11 and UKH12 in the United Kingdom. This tender process presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in health and social care, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). These businesses can explore market feasibility, delivery models, and provide valuable input into the design of future procurement. Participation in the preliminary engagement can help businesses gain insights into expected costs, risks, and barriers, thereby preparing them to compete effectively should a full tender or alternative routes be pursued. It is an excellent opportunity for those in the sector to not only expand their operations but also to contribute meaningfully to community health services. ## Notice Peterborough City Council (PCC) is undertaking a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise to inform the future commissioning of specialist respite provision for adults aged 18 to 65, including transition age young adults (18-25). This includes people with: * Learning disabilities * Autism * Mental health needs * Complex behaviours and support needs This PME is intended to: * Test market appetite, feasibility and delivery models * Understand timescales, costs, risks and barriers * Inform the design of a future procurement, including whether this should be delivered via a full tender or alternative compliant routes. Once you have expressed interest, please download the preliminary market engagement document, which has further details concerning the scope, and questions to be answered and returned via ### Planning Information · Primary engagement route: ProContract (questionnaire based PME), available here: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=59e04af5-443a-f111-813c-005056b64545 · Optional provider engagement session: PCC intends to offer an optional Microsoft Teams session during the PME window on the 5th of May 2025 at 12pm. Please email adultscommissioning@peterborough.gov.uk to receive the Teams link. The purpose of the session is to: · Clarify models · Answer questions · Explore ideas in more depth Attendance will be optional and will not disadvantage any provider. Any session will be clearly recorded and auditable, with outputs summarised and published via ProContract to ensure transparency. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035097-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Apr 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 18 May 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2031 | | 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 | Planning | | 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 | TLH11 Peterborough, TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 17 Apr 2026 at 10:35 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035097-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035097-2026 17th April 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=59e04af5-443a-f111-813c-005056b64545 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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