Coming up· published 27 Jun 2025
Drive Project Lancashire - Pre Market Engagement
Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire · Preston, North West
Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire is planning Drive Project Lancashire - Pre Market Engagement. It is a contract for other health and social care in Preston.
Source: Find a Tender, published 27 Jun 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 12:56
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2028
Contract ends
2 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire is planning Drive Project Lancashire - Pre Market Engagement. It is a contract for other health and social care in Preston. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028. It lasts 2 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 27 June 2025. The notice number is 035808-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-055536.
Summary of the contracting process
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Drive Project Lancashire - Pre Market Engagement." This initiative falls under the industry category of health and social work services, specifically classified as health services. The project will be conducted in the UKD4 region, United Kingdom.
Key dates include a market engagement event scheduled for 15th July 2025, where potential suppliers will gain insight into the service specifications, budget, and timeline. Interested parties are requested to register by contacting the commissioning body via email, and the future notice date is set for 26th August 2025.
Both small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are considered suitable for this project, which involves delivering the Drive initiative across Lancashire.
The notice in full
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner is looking to procure a supplier to deliver Drive across Lancashire. The Office will be hosting a Market Engagement Event on Tuesday 15th July for interested suppliers.
The event will cover; - Instructions for applying using InTend portal. - High-level overview of finalised service specification - Indicative budget - subject to final approval - Timeline for the process, including the tender opening date, clarification questions window and tender deadline. The event will be hosted via MS Teams, to book a place on the event contact commissioningandprocurement@lancashire-pcc.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 health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 1 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2028 (2 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
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
- 035808-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055536
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services; 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Preston
- Town
- Preston
- Postcode
- PR4 5SB
- Electoral ward
- City Centre
- Constituency
- Preston
- Delivery area
- Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Mid Lancashire
- Area
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Preston, PR4 5SB · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Drive Project Lancashire - Pre Market Engagement
When will the Drive Project Lancashire - Pre Market Engagement tender open?
Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire 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 Drive Project Lancashire - Pre Market Engagement contract?
The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028 (2 years).
Who is the buyer for Drive Project Lancashire - Pre Market Engagement?
Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire, based in Preston, North West.
How do I bid for Drive Project Lancashire - Pre Market Engagement?
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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