Coming up· published 26 Sept 2025
Barnsley's Market Shaping and Provider Listening Event - Face to Face Provider Engagement Event - Tuesday 14th October 2025 - Barnsley Location
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council · Barnsley, Yorkshire and the Humber
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Barnsley.
Source: Find a Tender, published 26 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 09:13
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2027
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Barnsley. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 6 July 2026 to 5 July 2027. It lasts 1 year.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 26 September 2025. The notice number is 059987-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05a2cf. Bids are made through the buyer's EU-Supply portal.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process initiated by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council focuses on shaping the market for adult social care services. This involves a face-to-face provider engagement event scheduled for 14th October 2025 at Barnsley Town Hall in South Yorkshire. The process is aimed at gathering provider insights to develop a sustainable adult social care market.
It falls under the services category, specifically in health and social work services, and is currently in the planning stage. The relevant engagement milestone completion is expected by 13th October 2025, a day before the event. SMEs and VCSEs specialising in innovative and accessible service provision that meet individual needs and aspirations are well-suited to benefit and compete in this tender process.
The notice in full
Services for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Autistic Adults Face-to-Face Provider Engagement Event - Tuesday 14th October 2025 - Barnsley Location Barnsley Commissioners are developing a suite of Market Shaping Plans for Adult Social Care to support our ambition of a robust and sustainable adult social care market--one that is responsive to the needs of individuals and communities supported by Barnsley's Adult Social Care.
We aim to ensure that services are high quality, affordable, and provide value for money. They should be accessible, promote innovation, and encourage market diversity to meet individuals' needs and aspirations. As part of our market shaping work, we need to engage with our commissioned providers as well as the wider provider market and gather your thoughts, ideas and feedback.
Please register your interest in attending this face-to-face event on Tuesday 14th October, where we will be holding two engagement sessions. Each session will cover the same content, so please book only one. Session options:
- Tuesday 14th October - 10:00am to 12:00pm
- Tuesday 14th October - 1:00pm to 3:00pm Please register your interest on YORtender our Procurement Portal.
You will then receive an email with further instructions on attending the event. The link to the advert notice is: yortender.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicPurchase/95392... Please note the tender ID is 100759 if you wish to search for this through the current opportunities on YORtender. Please note: a maximum of two attendees per organisation.
We look forward to seeing you there. *This communication is for information purposes only and does not constitute a formal procurement process. It is not a call for competition and does not commit the issuing organisation to any future procurement activity. Participation in any discussions or responses to this communication shall not create any rights or obligations, nor shall it be taken as an indication of any future procurement intentions.
Please note that the value and contract dates used within this notice are estimates and to be confirmed.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Learning Disability and Autism Support
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 6 Jul 2026 to 5 Jul 2027 (1 year)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- EU-Supply
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
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 059987-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a2cf
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Town
- Sheffield
- Postcode
- S70 2TA
- Electoral ward
- Central
- Constituency
- Barnsley North
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Sub-region
- Barnsley
- Area
- South Yorkshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Katie Tomlinson
- Phone
- +44 0126000000
- Address
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2TA · Yorkshire and the Humber · England
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059987-2025
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- EU-Supply portal, to register and bidyortender.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicPurchase/95392/0/0
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05a2cf (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about this tender
When will the Barnsley's Market Shaping and Provider Listening Event - Face to Face Provider… tender open?
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough 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.
How long is the Barnsley's Market Shaping and Provider Listening Event - Face to Face Provider… contract?
The contract runs from 6 July 2026 to 5 July 2027 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Barnsley's Market Shaping and Provider Listening Event - Face to Face Provider…?
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, based in Barnsley, Yorkshire and the Humber. The named contact is Katie Tomlinson, on +44 0126000000.
How do I bid for Barnsley's Market Shaping and Provider Listening Event - Face to Face Provider…?
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
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