Coming up· published 4 Feb 2025
Carers Support Service - Mental Health Specialist Provider - Market Engagement
Milton Keynes Council · Milton Keynes, South East
Milton Keynes Council is planning Carers Support Service - Mental Health Specialist Provider - Market Engagement. It is a contract for other health and social care in Milton Keynes.
Source: Contracts Finder, published 4 Feb 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
Market Engagement Notice · 15:55
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
Milton Keynes Council is planning Carers Support Service - Mental Health Specialist Provider - Market Engagement. It is a contract for other health and social care in Milton Keynes. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens.
Contracts Finder published it on 4 February 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-b5fd17-39ef2193-9f84-43ec-b18a-acd4565825ca. Bids are made through the buyer's In-Tend portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Milton Keynes Council is in the planning stage of a public procurement process titled "Carers Support Service - Mental Health Specialist Provider - Market Engagement." This process targets the health and social work services industry, specifically focusing on social work related to mental health. The procurement is set in the South East region of the United Kingdom, with the main delivery address being MK9 3EJ.
This early engagement stage invites feedback from potential providers, with key deadlines including responding to engagement questions by 12th February 2025. The final engagement end date is set for 4th May 2025.
The notice in full
THIS IS A MARKET ENGAGEMENT STAGE Milton Keynes City Council ('the Council') would like feedback from providers who may be interested in the role of specialist provider for Mental Health within our Carers Support Service model. The Council wish to procure a tiered model of support, which will include a Mental Health provider. The specification describes the requirements of the provider of the service.
We are keen to hear from providers on the questions in the attached Market Engagement document. Please can you respond to the questions by latest 12 noon, Wednesday 12th February 2025 via In-Tend Correspondence section/market engagement stage. Additional information: For any suppliers interested in this opportunity please visit our e-Tendering portal - in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No
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
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
Procedure
- Notice type
- Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Contracts Finder
- Buyer's portal
- In-Tend
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-b5fd17-39ef2193-9f84-43ec-b18a-acd4565825ca
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services; 85300000 - Social work and related services; 85310000 - Social work services; 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Town
- Milton Keynes
- Postcode
- MK9 3EJ
- Electoral ward
- Central Milton Keynes
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central
- Delivery area
- South East (England)
- Region
- South East
- Sub-region
- Milton Keynes
- Area
- Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Milton Keynes Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- ASC Procurement Team
- Phone
- 01908691691
- Address
- Milton Keynes, MK9 3EJ · South East · England
Documents and links
- Early engagement notice on Contracts Findercontractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/579b0811-3e70-456e-b13b…
- Additional information on how to apply for this contractin-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/
- In-Tend portal, to register and bidin-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home
- OCDS record ocds-b5fd17-39ef2193-9f84-43ec-b18a-acd4565825ca (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-b…
Questions about Carers Support Service - Mental Health Specialist Provider - Market Engagement
When will the Carers Support Service - Mental Health Specialist Provider - Market Engagement tender open?
Milton Keynes 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 Carers Support Service - Mental Health Specialist Provider - Market Engagement?
Milton Keynes Council, based in Milton Keynes, South East. The named contact is ASC Procurement Team, on 01908691691.
How do I bid for Carers Support Service - Mental Health Specialist Provider - Market Engagement?
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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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