--- title: "Expression of Interest - Specialised Support for an Individual with Complex Needs" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0773f9" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0773f9" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0773f9.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0773f9.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Buckinghamshire Council" published: "2026-09-17" --- # Expression of Interest - Specialised Support for an Individual with Complex Needs Buyer: Buckinghamshire Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0773f9 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0773f9) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0773f9.json) ## Summary Buckinghamshire Council is planning a specialised residential support service for one individual with complex needs, including a learning disability, autism, ADHD and behaviours that can challenge. The bespoke placement followed a transition from long-term hospital care and uses an adapted environment, intensive staffing and tailored interventions to maintain safety and stability, promote engagement and reduce incidents. The service is intended to continue as residential support while developing independence, daily living skills and meaningful participation in the community. Support should be reviewed as the individual’s skills, resilience and confidence develop, with any reduction in care delivered safely and in response to assessed need. The work is a health and social care service, delivered near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. This procurement is at the planning and preliminary market engagement stage: the Council is seeking expressions of interest and has not issued an invitation to tender. The expected contract commencement is 1 April 2027, for an initial 36-month term to 31 March 2030, with an option to extend by a further 36 months to a maximum end date of 31 March 2033. The Council expects to publish the next notice on 30 October 2026. Market engagement responses are expected by 2 October 2026 at midday. The service is planned as one lot and will use the light-touch regime. The procurement is intended to be suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprise organisations. This will suit providers of highly specialised residential care and support for people with complex needs, particularly organisations experienced in learning disability, autism, ADHD and behaviours that can challenge. Relevant capability includes operating a safe, structured and therapeutically beneficial residential environment; providing intensive staffing; delivering person-centred interventions; maintaining stability; reducing incidents; and supporting meaningful community participation. Providers should be able to develop daily living skills and independence while adapting support to changing assessed needs. The service will require the capacity to sustain a bespoke placement over the initial term and any extension, with regular outcome-focused reviews and safe management of changes in care levels. Smaller providers and VCSE organisations are expressly considered suitable, making this relevant to established specialist local or regional services. ## Notice Buckinghamshire Council is seeking expressions of interest from organisations with the capability, capacity and experience to deliver specialised support for an individual with complex needs. The service provides specialised residential support for an individual with complex needs. The Individual has a learning disability, autism, ADHD, and behaviours that can challenge. It was established as a bespoke residential placement following a transition from long-term hospital care, with the environment carefully adapted to ensure safety, structure, and therapeutic benefit. Located near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, the service delivers intensive staffing and tailored interventions aimed at maintaining stability, promoting engagement, and reducing incidents. Looking ahead, the service will remain a residential provision whilst continuing to focus on promoting independence, developing daily living skills, and maximising opportunities for meaningful community participation. The long-term vision is to support the individual to achieve the highest possible level of independence and quality of life within a safe and sustainable residential environment. As the individual's skills, resilience, and confidence increase, support arrangements will be regularly reviewed to explore opportunities for the gradual and safe reduction of care levels where appropriate, ensuring that any changes are outcome-focused, person-centred, and responsive to assessed need. Estimated Contract Commencement: 1st April 2027 Estimated Contract Term: 36 months with an option to extend for a further 36 months ### Planning Information Buckinghamshire Council is seeking expressions of interest from organisations with the capability, capacity and experience to deliver specialised support for an individual with complex needs. The service provides specialised residential support for an individual with complex needs. The Individual has a learning disability, autism, ADHD, and behaviours that can challenge. It was established as a bespoke residential placement following a transition from long-term hospital care, with the environment carefully adapted to ensure safety, structure, and therapeutic benefit. Located near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, the service delivers intensive staffing and tailored interventions aimed at maintaining stability, promoting engagement, and reducing incidents. Looking ahead, the service will remain a residential provision whilst continuing to focus on promoting independence, developing daily living skills, and maximising opportunities for meaningful community participation. The long-term vision is to support the individual to achieve the highest possible level of independence and quality of life within a safe and sustainable residential environment. As the individual’s skills, resilience, and confidence increase, support arrangements will be regularly reviewed to explore opportunities for the gradual and safe reduction of care levels where appropriate, ensuring that any changes are outcome-focused, person-centred, and responsive to assessed need. Estimated Contract Commencement: 1st April 2027 Estimated Contract Term: 36 months with an option to extend for a further 36 months To respond to this Expression of Interest please do so by completing the 'Submission Document' within the documents on Council's procurement portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/buckinghamshire-council. If you have not yet registered, please ensure you do so via the portal in order to access the documentation. The EOI will remain open until 12:00 noon (midday) on Friday 2nd October 2026. For ease of access, you may copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/buckinghamshire-council Please note that all queries relating to this EOI must be submitted via the In-Tend portal. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088010-2026 | | 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 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Oct 2026 | | 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 | Buckinghamshire Council | | Locality | AYLESBURY | | Postcode area | Hemel Hempstead | | Postcode | HP19 8FF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ13 Buckinghamshire | | Local authority | Buckinghamshire | | Electoral ward | Aylesbury North West | | Westminster constituency | Aylesbury | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85144000 - Residential health facilities services ## Release History - 17 Sep 2026 at 08:56 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088010-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088010-2026 17th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/buckinghamshire-council - 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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