--- title: "Preliminary Market Engagement - Older People's Respite - Planned & Predictable Residential Respite (Care Homes)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-068542" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-068542" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-068542.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-068542.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL" published: "2026-04-17" --- # Preliminary Market Engagement - Older People's Respite - Planned & Predictable Residential Respite (Care Homes) Buyer: PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068542 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-068542) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-068542.json) ## Summary Peterborough City Council is planning to commission services within the health and social work sector, focusing on older people's respite care in care homes. The procurement stage is currently in planning, with a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise underway to inform future commissioning decisions. This is aimed at block commissioning pre-bookable respite care for older adults. Key dates include an optional provider engagement session on 5th May 2025, with the deadline for the PME responses set for 18th May 2026. The services will be delivered in the UKH11 and UKH12 regions, covering Peterborough and surrounding locations. Businesses interested in government procurement with experience in health services should note this opportunity. This tender offers ample opportunities for growth to businesses specialising in health services and social care, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs). By engaging in the PME, businesses can help shape the future design of services, providing insights into feasible delivery models and cost assumptions. With the contract period running from April 2027 to March 2031, this presents a substantial opportunity for service providers looking to expand their market presence in public authority healthcare provision. Businesses equipped to provide flexible, high-quality respite care solutions would be well-positioned to bid for this tender as it progresses towards the award stage. ## Notice Peterborough City Council (PCC) is undertaking a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise to inform the future commissioning of planned and predictable residential respite provision for older adults, delivered primarily within care home settings. This PME is intended to: * Test market appetite for delivering block commissioned, pre-bookable respite for older adults * Understand feasible delivery models, capacity, and service configurations * Identify workforce, regulatory, property and viability considerations * Gather indicative views on cost assumptions for planned respite * Inform the design of a future procurement, including the most appropriate compliant commissioning route This PME focuses on planned and predictable respite only and does not relate to permanent residential placements. Once you have expressed interest via the link to ProContract, you may access the PME document which includes the questions to be completed and returned via ProContract. ### Planning Information · Primary engagement route: ProContract (questionnaire based PME) available here: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=18415e60-523a-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 10am. 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/035172-2026 | | 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 11:49 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035172-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035172-2026 17th April 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=18415e60-523a-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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