--- title: "The Provision of Personal & Social Care at The Croft, Abbots Road, Newtownabbey for People Living with Dementia" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06d17a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06d17a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06d17a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06d17a.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "THE NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST" published: "2026-07-23" --- # The Provision of Personal & Social Care at The Croft, Abbots Road, Newtownabbey for People Living with Dementia Buyer: THE NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d17a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06d17a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06d17a.json) ## Summary The Northern Health and Social Care Trust is planning a procurement process for the provision of personal and social care services at The Croft, Abbots Road, Newtownabbey, specifically tailored for people living with dementia. This procurement is at the planning stage and involves a preliminary market engagement (PME) led by the Regional Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS), acting as the procuring entity. The tender falls under the health and social work services category and follows light-touch regulations as per the UK's legal framework. Suppliers interested in participating must submit their PME questionnaire responses by 13th August 2026. This process is related to the services industry sector, creating opportunities for enhancing healthcare assistance within Antrim, United Kingdom. This tender represents a significant business growth opportunity for organisations specialising in healthcare and social work services, particularly those experienced in delivering domiciliary care. Businesses capable of offering integrated personal and social care in housing support models will find this tender advantageous. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to engage, as the procurement process is designed to be inclusive. Moreover, the focus on compliance with the Procurement Act 2023, social value, human rights, cyber security, and sustainability requirements offers innovative organisations the chance to align their services with contemporary regulatory and ethical standards. By participating in this procurement process, businesses can potentially secure a long-term contract lasting until 2030, with possible extensions until 2033. ## Notice This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) is being published by Regional Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS), on behalf of the Northern Health and Social Care Trust (the Trust), for the purposes of informing and engaging with interested providers regarding the upcoming procurement for the Provision of Personal and Social Care at The Croft, Abbots Road, Newtownabbey for People Living with Dementia. The Trust wishes to award a Contract with one provider to deliver Personal and Social Care (Domiciliary Care) to people living with dementia, in the housing support model at The Croft; 24 co-located self-contained units on a single site. The complete model is one in which Personal and Social Care (Domiciliary Care) and the Housing Support are both delivered by one provider. This engagement will take the form of an engagement paper and questionnaire, which interested providers are invited to complete. The CP13 PME Questionnaire Explanatory Document should be read in conjunction with the CP12 PME Questionnaire (Appendix 1) and the PME Notice. The purpose of this PME exercise is to raise awareness of an upcoming procurement, gauge the level of interest in the provision of such services, make interested providers aware in advance of the key service requirements, the introduction of the Procurement Act 2023 and Northern Ireland Procurement Policy Note's (PPN's) relating to Social Value and Human Rights, cyber security requirements, sustainability and net zero requirements, that will be included in any future tender. This notice has been placed for advertising purposes only. The procurement exercise will be conducted in accordance with the information contained in any final published tender documentation. There is no guarantee a procurement process will run. ### Planning Information The CP13 PME Explanatory Document and CP12 PME Questionnaire (Appendix 1) are available on eTendersNI (https://etendersni.gov.uk) under Resource ID/CfT Reference: 6601616. Please ensure you are registered with eTendersNI under Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) Code '85000000 Health and social work services'. Your response to this PME paper must be completed in CP12 PME Questionnaire (Appendix 1) and submitted as an attachment via the eTendersNI secure messaging area of the Resource ID/CfT Reference: 6601616. The deadline for submission is 3pm on 13th August 2026. Any interest shown in the PME does not constitute a commitment to participate in a procurement exercise. Non-participation in this PME exercise does not preclude any provider from participation in any future procurement exercise. Please note that the contract dates in this Notice are anticipated and subject to change. Please also note that the estimated date of publication of Tender Notice is an anticipated date and subject to change. The value of '0' is included for administrative / system purposes only and does not reflect the value of the procurement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069469-2026 | | 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 | 23 Jul 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Oct 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 | | 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 | THE NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST | | Additional buyers | REGIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION (BSO), PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE (PALS) | | Locality | ANTRIM | | Post town | Northern Ireland | | Postcode | BT41 2RL | | Country | Northern Ireland | | ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland | | ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland | | ITL 3 | TLN07 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | | Local authority | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | | Electoral ward | Cathedral | | Westminster constituency | Newry and Armagh | | Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 23 Jul 2026 at 08:44 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069469-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069469-2026 23rd July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://etendersni.gov.uk - 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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