Coming up· published 23 Apr 2025
25047 Pre-Market Engagement - Medical Advisor (Adoption & Fostering Services)
Cambridgeshire County Council · Huntingdonshire, East of England
Cambridgeshire County Council is planning 25047 Pre-Market Engagement - Medical Advisor (Adoption & Fostering Services). It is a contract for children's services and Ofsted in Huntingdonshire.
Source: Find a Tender, published 23 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
Planning Notice · 15:05
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
Cambridgeshire County Council is planning 25047 Pre-Market Engagement - Medical Advisor (Adoption & Fostering Services). It is a contract for children's services and Ofsted in Huntingdonshire. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens.
Find a Tender published it on 23 April 2025. The notice number is 016610-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05068a. Bids are made through the buyer's ProContract portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Cambridgeshire County Council is actively engaging the market in preparation for the upcoming procurement of medical specialist services, specifically targeted at medical assessments for children involved with adoption and fostering services. This process, classified under the CPV code 85121200, falls within the services procurement category and takes place in the East of England, with the procurement currently in the planning stage.
The Council plans to launch the tender in Autumn 2025, aiming to implement the new service by April 2026, though these dates may be subject to change. Interested parties should note the future notice date of 1st October 2025 and that this engagement is part of the Provider Selection Regime of the Healthcare Services Regulations 2023.
The notice in full
Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking Market Engagement in regard to the provision medical assessments for children open to the adoption and fostering services, as well as prospective adopters, fosterers and special guardians. The Council is required to recommission this service due to the natural expiry of the current contract.
The procurement is currently scheduled to launch in Autumn 2025, with the aim of having a new service in place by April 2026 (dates subject to change). This advertisement is issued under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) of the Healthcare Services Regulations 2023.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Planned
Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking Market Engagement in regard to the provision medical assessments for children open to the adoption and fostering services, as well as prospective adopters, fosterers and special guardians. The Council is intends to recommission the current service for this requirement when it expires.
That procurement is currently scheduled to launch in Autumn 2025, with the aim of having a new service in place by April 2026 (dates subject to change). Participation in the engagement exercise is not a mandatory requirement for participating in any potential future procurement. This advertisement is issued under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) of the Healthcare Services Regulations 2023.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Children and Young People's Social Care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Planning Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- ProContract
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 016610-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05068a
- CPV code
- 85121200 - Medical specialist services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Town
- Peterborough
- Postcode
- PE28 4YE
- Electoral ward
- The Stukeleys
- Constituency
- Huntingdon
- Delivery area
- Cambridgeshire CC
- Region
- East of England
- Sub-region
- Cambridgeshire CC
- Area
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Thomas Clarke
- Address
- Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, PE28 4YE · East of England · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
Questions about 25047 Pre-Market Engagement - Medical Advisor (Adoption & Fostering Services)
When will the 25047 Pre-Market Engagement - Medical Advisor (Adoption & Fostering Services) tender open?
Cambridgeshire County Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
Who is the buyer for 25047 Pre-Market Engagement - Medical Advisor (Adoption & Fostering Services)?
Cambridgeshire County Council, based in Huntingdonshire, East of England. The named contact is Thomas Clarke.
How do I bid for 25047 Pre-Market Engagement - Medical Advisor (Adoption & Fostering Services)?
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
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- Watch for the tender notice.
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