--- title: "Autism Crisis Accommodation Service Preliminary Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f7c7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f7c7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f7c7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f7c7.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "East London NHS Foundation Trust" published: "2026-09-11" --- # Autism Crisis Accommodation Service Preliminary Market Engagement Buyer: East London NHS Foundation Trust Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f7c7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f7c7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f7c7.json) ## Summary East London NHS Foundation Trust is exploring a potential Autism Crisis Accommodation Service in East London. The service would provide social work and accommodation for autistic people experiencing crisis, with the aim of informing a suitable future service model. Providers are being asked to contribute views on how the service could be designed and operated, including workforce requirements, operating approaches, market capacity, regulatory considerations, indicative costs and possible commercial structures. This is a health and social care service rather than a construction or goods supply contract. The buyer is the East London NHS Foundation Trust, based in London, and the planned service is intended for delivery in the trust’s area. The procurement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. This process is at preliminary market engagement and planning stage, not an invitation to tender; no contract will be awarded through the engagement. The trust expects to use provider feedback to shape the potential procurement and has indicated a future notice date of 1 March 2027. The engagement is scheduled to run through 4 October 2026, with responses made through the buyer’s engagement questionnaire. If taken forward, the planned contract period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030. The opportunity is structured as one service lot and is above the relevant threshold. The procurement’s estimated value and final procedure have not been settled in this planning exercise. Providers should therefore treat the dates and proposed service period as indicative rather than tender deadlines. This engagement is relevant to organisations that can design or deliver accommodation-based crisis support for autistic people, particularly providers combining social care, supported accommodation and specialist autism expertise. The buyer is seeking practical evidence on service models, staffing and workforce requirements, operating arrangements, regulatory issues, market capacity, likely costs and workable commercial structures. Providers with experience of crisis accommodation, autism services, social work, regulated care, safeguarding and multi-disciplinary support will be well placed to contribute. It may also suit smaller specialist organisations, as the planned service is identified as suitable for SMEs. Participation would allow capable providers to explain their delivery model, capacity and regulatory approach while the trust develops its requirements, but the engagement itself is not currently a bid opportunity and does not create an award. ## Notice East London NHS Foundation Trust is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform the development of a potential Autism Crisis Accommodation Service. The engagement seeks feedback from providers regarding service models, workforce requirements, operating approaches, indicative costs, commercial structures, market capacity and regulatory considerations. This exercise does not constitute a procurement process and no contract will be awarded as a result of this engagement. ### Planning Information Engagement via Atamis with the timelines set in the RFI document/ open questionnaire. To access this engagement please register via https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome and search for Reference number C470979. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086452-2026 | | 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 | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Mar 2027 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 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 | East London NHS Foundation Trust | | Locality | LONDON | | Postcode area | East London | | Postcode | E1 8DE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets | | Local authority | Tower Hamlets | | Electoral ward | Whitechapel | | Westminster constituency | Bethnal Green and Stepney | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation ## Release History - 11 Sep 2026 at 14:10 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086452-2026 - 11 Sep 2026 at 13:56 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086436-2026 - 11 Sep 2026 at 11:05 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086285-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086452-2026 11th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086436-2026 11th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086285-2026 11th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome - https://www.elft.nhs.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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