--- title: "Adult Carers Services - Preliminary Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06d999" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06d999" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06d999.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06d999.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NEATH PORT TALBOT COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2026-08-03" --- # Adult Carers Services - Preliminary Market Engagement Buyer: NEATH PORT TALBOT COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d999 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06d999) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06d999.json) ## Summary Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Adult Carers Services – Preliminary Market Engagement". This initiative, located in Port Talbot, UK, falls under the health and social work services industry category. It is set to explore support services for unpaid adult carers. Aimed at gathering valuable insights, the Council has scheduled a series of market engagement activities, including a market sounding questionnaire from August to September 2026, a market engagement event in September 2026, one-to-one discussions spanning September to October 2026, and culminating in a summary report by November 2026. Organisations interested in participating can contact Jennifer Taylor via email for further engagement. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in health and social services, to influence the future provisioning of carers' support services. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly well-suited to compete, given the tender's recognition of varying delivery models and partnership opportunities. Engaging in this process allows businesses to showcase their capability and capacity, potentially establishing collaborative approaches and expanding their influence within the sector. This engagement serves as a preliminary step rather than a formal procurement process, meaning participants can contribute to shaping the final procurement approach without commitment or preference impact. ## Notice Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council is undertaking a review of support services for unpaid adult carers aged 18 and over who provide care and support to another adult. As part of this work, the Council is seeking views from organisations that may have an interest in delivering future carers support services. The purpose of this market engagement exercise is to help inform the future design, commissioning and procurement of adult carers services. The Council wishes to understand how a future service can best support unpaid adult carers, complement existing provision and funding streams, and deliver positive outcomes while avoiding unnecessary duplication. The engagement will help the Council to: * Understand market capacity, capability and sustainability. * Explore potential delivery models and partnership arrangements. * Identify opportunities to improve support for unpaid adult carers. * Consider how future services can align with other local, regional and national initiatives. * Understand factors that may encourage or discourage participation in any future procurement process. * Inform the development of a future service specification and procurement approach. The engagement process will include a market sounding questionnaire, a market engagement event, optional one-to-one discussions with commissioning officers and the production of a summary report. The Council currently intends to use the findings from this engagement exercise to inform service design and procurement planning. To express an interest in this engagement process please contact Serian Ganesh (S.Ganesh@npt.gov.uk) or Jennifer Taylor (j.taylor@npt.gov.uk) with your details. Important Notice: This engagement is being undertaken as preliminary market engagement only. It does not constitute a procurement exercise, invitation to tender, pre-qualification process, or commitment to undertake a future procurement. Participation will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent procurement process. Any contract value, contract duration, commencement date, procurement timetable or other service information referred to within this notice is indicative only and is provided solely for market engagement purposes. The final service specification, contract structure, contract value, contract duration and procurement approach will be determined following completion of the review, market engagement activities and internal approval processes. Please note the contract values and contract dates in this notice are purely for admin tidy up to populate mandatory fields required to complete the notice for publishing and shall not be paid attention to, the key aim of this notice is to promote the engagement process and help inform the future development and any procurement approach. Organisations wishing to participate will be invited to complete a market sounding questionnaire and will have the opportunity to engage further through market engagement activities. ### Planning Information Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council is inviting organisations that may be interested in delivering future support services for unpaid adult carers to participate in a programme of market engagement. The purpose of the engagement is to gather intelligence to support future commissioning decisions and the development of a future procurement approach. Market Sounding Questionnaire: Participating organisations will be invited to complete a market sounding questionnaire. The questionnaire will gather intelligence on: • Gaps, pressures and opportunities within current provision. • How a future Council-funded service can add value and align with other services and funding streams. • Market capability and capacity. • Partnership and collaboration opportunities. • Delivery models and procurement considerations. • Factors that may support or discourage participation in a future procurement process. Market Engagement Event: A market engagement event will provide an overview of the review and an opportunity for organisations to discuss emerging themes, future service requirements, delivery models and partnership opportunities. Participants will be able to share views and ask questions to help inform future commissioning intentions. One-to-One Discussions: Organisations will be offered the opportunity to participate in voluntary one-to-one discussions with commissioning officers. These discussions will provide an opportunity to explore market intelligence in greater detail, including service design, delivery approaches, partnership models, procurement considerations and implementation issues. Summary Report: Information gathered through the engagement process will be analysed and used to produce a summary report. The report will identify key themes, opportunities, risks and considerations and will be used to inform future service design, commissioning intentions and procurement planning. The report will not commit the Council to a particular procurement route or delivery model. Indicative Timeline: Notice published - Early August 2026 Market sounding questionnaire - August to September 2026 Market engagement event - September 2026 One-to-one discussions - September to October 2026 Summary report - November 2026 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073016-2026 | | 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 | 3 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Nov 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Nov 2027 - 2 Nov 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1 | | 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 | NEATH PORT TALBOT COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | PORT TALBOT | | Post town | Swansea | | Postcode | SA13 1PJ | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL44 Neath Port Talbot | | Local authority | Neath Port Talbot | | Electoral ward | Aberavon | | Westminster constituency | Aberafan Maesteg | | Delivery location | TLL17 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 3 Aug 2026 at 08:39 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073016-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073016-2026 3rd August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.npt.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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