Coming up· published 12 Sept 2025
Day Opportunities
Lincolnshire County Council · Lincoln, East Midlands
Lincolnshire County Council is planning Day Opportunities. It is a framework for other health and social care in Lincoln.
Source: Find a Tender, published 12 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 14:50
View notice2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 12:53
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2029
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Lincolnshire County Council is planning Day Opportunities. It is a framework for other health and social care in Lincoln. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £5,127,570. The contract runs from 31 August 2026 to 31 August 2029. It lasts 3 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 12 September 2025. The notice number is 056206-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-052406. Bids are made through the buyer's ProContract portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Located in Lincoln, UK, the council is currently in the planning stage of this initiative, seeking innovative collaborations to redefine previously known Buildings Based Day Care. A key milestone is the submission of the Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire via the ProContract portal by 26th September 2025. This procurement falls under the services category, highlighting health and social work services, with a "light touch" regime.
Contractual operations are set to commence on 1st September 2026 and remain active until 31st August 2029, reflecting the strategic timeline planned for these community-oriented services. The engagement phase allows providers to influence the service design, aligning with the council's goal to meet community needs effectively.
Firms specialising in daycare services, and those classified as small and medium enterprises (SMEs) or voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), will find this opportunity particularly appealing. The planned procurement has a total estimated value of £5,127,570 GBP, indicating significant potential for growth and partnership development.
The notice in full
Lincolnshire County Council is exploring new and innovative ways to collaborate with providers in shaping the future of Day Opportunities (previously known as Buildings Based Day Care) across the county. We are committed to working in partnership to review current services and identify opportunities for working differently, that will better meet the needs of individuals and communities. At this stage, the future model of Day Opportunities is not yet defined.
Through this engagement, we aim to gather valuable input from the market to help shape the new service scope. We will be seeking responses via a Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire. Once the questionnaire has been published, we ask that responses are returned via the ProContract portal: procontract.due-north.com by 5pm on the 26th September 2025.
We also aim to complete further engagement in due course. If you have any questions, please contact Daycare@lincolnshire.gov.uk
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
- Procurement type
- Framework
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Aug 2026 to 31 Aug 2029 (3 years)
- 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
- ProContract
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £5,127,570
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 056206-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052406
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Lincoln
- Town
- Lincoln
- Postcode
- LN1 1YL
- Electoral ward
- Carholme
- Constituency
- Lincoln
- Delivery area
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Sub-region
- Lincolnshire CC
- Area
- Lincolnshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Lincolnshire County Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Lincoln, LN1 1YL · East Midlands · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056206-2025
- Pipeline notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026805-2025
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-052406 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Day Opportunities
When will the Day Opportunities tender open?
Lincolnshire 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.
How much is the Day Opportunities contract worth?
The estimated value is £5,127,570. The contract runs from 31 August 2026 to 31 August 2029 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for Day Opportunities?
Lincolnshire County Council, based in Lincoln, East Midlands.
How do I bid for Day Opportunities?
Register on the buyer's ProContract portal, 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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