Coming up· published 28 Feb 2025
AIDATS Market Testing Exercise
London Borough of Southwark · Southwark, London
London Borough of Southwark is planning AIDATS Market Testing Exercise. It is a contract for other health and social care in Southwark.
Source: Contracts Finder, published 28 Feb 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
Market Engagement Notice · 16:00
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Market Engagement Notice · 09:22
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Market Engagement Notice · 09:06
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Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
London Borough of Southwark is planning AIDATS Market Testing Exercise. It is a contract for other health and social care in Southwark. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Contracts Finder published it on 28 February 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-b5fd17-019ef2f4-4ab2-46cc-8617-229d63e5ce06.
Summary of the contracting process
The London Borough of Southwark, a well-established contracting authority, is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for the "AIDATS Market Testing Exercise." This tender falls under the health services industry category (CPV: 85100000) and aims to enhance knowledge and practices related to the provision of an all-age community integrated drug and alcohol treatment and recovery system service, including support for those affected by someone else's substance use.
The engagement process is set to conclude on 31 March 2025, and the primary location for service delivery is in England, United Kingdom. Interested parties are encouraged to engage through the completion of an online questionnaire and review the supporting document by the specified deadline. This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs).
Engaging in this tender can enhance a company's portfolio and establish valuable partnerships with a prominent local authority like Southwark Council.
The notice in full
The Contracting Authority (Southwark Council) has commenced an exploratory process to update provider landscape knowledge, best practice and market sector considerations in relation to the future provision of an all-age community integrated drug and alcohol treatment and recovery system service contract, including a support offer for people of all ages affected by the substance use of another person.
The council is seeking market engagement with providers of these services through completion of an online questionnaire following review of a supporting document.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Not stated in the notice: category.
Procedure
- Notice type
- Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Contracts Finder
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
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: lots, awards, contracts.
References
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-019ef2f4-4ab2-46cc-8617-229d63e5ce06
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Town
- South East London
- Postcode
- SE1 2QH
- Electoral ward
- London Bridge & West Bermondsey
- Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Delivery area
- North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
- Region
- London
- Sub-region
- Lewisham and Southwark
- Area
- Inner London - East
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- London Borough of Southwark
- Contact
- Iain Gray
- Address
- London, SE1 2QH · London · England
Not stated in the notice: category, phone.
Documents and links
- Early engagement notice on Contracts Findercontractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc0aa1c3-9468-4580-aed3…
- Early engagement notice on Contracts Findercontractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/39b4424a-edcb-4edb-84e2…
- Early engagement notice on Contracts Findercontractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/20a092a2-8e33-4278-aaee…
- OCDS record ocds-b5fd17-019ef2f4-4ab2-46cc-8617-229d63e5ce06 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-b…
Questions about AIDATS Market Testing Exercise
When will the AIDATS Market Testing Exercise tender open?
London Borough of Southwark 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 AIDATS Market Testing Exercise?
London Borough of Southwark, based in Southwark, London. The named contact is Iain Gray.
How do I bid for AIDATS Market Testing Exercise?
Register on the buyer's portal named in the notice, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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