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PlanningHealth and social work servicesCPV: 85000000

Early Market Engagement - Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation in the preferred areas of Causeway, Ballymena and Antrim areas but the Trust will consider other areas as secondary options.

Mid and East Antrim
Published 1 Jul, 2025
Contract Value
Not specified
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Overview

Summary, notice description and lot information

Summary of the contracting process

The Northern Health and Social Care Trust (NHSCT) is conducting an Early Market Engagement as part of the planning stage in their public procurement process. The engagement, which is not a call for tender, seeks to assess current and future market capacity for bespoke single-occupancy Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation, primarily in the Causeway, Ballymena, and Antrim areas. This initiative falls under the industry category of Health and Social Work Services.

Interested providers are encouraged to communicate via the specified email by 3:00 pm on 16 July 2025. This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in providing supported living accommodation for individuals with complex needs. The NHSCT is interested in engaging with potential providers who can offer 24/7 care with specialised staffing models.

Businesses with expertise in health and social care services, particularly those capable of managing supported living arrangements for challenging behaviours, would find this engagement beneficial for business growth. The information gathered through this process will guide future procurement activities, which could open additional opportunities for qualified providers.

Notice Description

This is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) by way of an Early Market Engagement scoping for the NHSCT to ascertain potential current capacity and potential future capacity in the market for the provision of a bespoke single occupancy Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation for a Service User with complex behaviors in the preferred areas of Causeway, Ballymena or Antrim areas but the Trust will consider other areas as secondary options.

Lot Information1 Lot
1Untitled Lot
Planned

This is a PIN by the NHSCT for an Early Market Engagement (NOT a Call for Tender) to ascertain potential current capacity in the market AND potential future capacity for the provision of bespoke single occupancy Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation for a complex service user who presents with challenging behaviour. Given complexity, care must be provided in a 24/7 bespoke facility with anticipated 2:1 staffing at all times with 2 staff on sleep over due to challenging behaviour. Accommodation in the preferred areas of Causeway, Ballymena or Antrim areas but the Trust will consider other areas as secondary options. The NHSCT is announcing this PIN as it wishes to meet and discuss current and future capacity with potential providers interested in the delivery of the service. Further more specific details on this service would be provided at these meetings. Additional information: This is not a Call for Tender and there is no guarantee any procurement process will be run. Any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in a procurement exercise. Failure to show interest does not restrict providers from participating in any future procurement exercise. This notice has been placed for advertising purposes only. Any procurement exercise will be conducted in accordance with the information contained in any final published tender documentation.

Procurement Classification

Notice type, method, and CPV codes

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0556dc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified
Current Stage
Planning

Contract Values

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Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Contract duration information not available.

Key Dates

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Notice Status

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Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority

Buyer organisation and contact details

NHA
NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
Services
Contact Name
Not specified
BALLYMENA
BT43 6HL
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
TLN0 Northern Ireland

Awarded Supplier

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Not specified
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Number of Suppliers
0
Awards Value
Not specified

Documents & Links

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Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
OCDS RecordID: ocds-h6vhtk-0556dc

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector.

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