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Coming up· published 4 Jul 2025

Local Plan Health Study Grant: Delivery Partner Market Engagement Questionnaire

Slough Borough Council · Slough, South East

Slough Borough Council is planning Local Plan Health Study Grant: Delivery Partner Market Engagement Questionnaire. It is a contract for other health and social care in Slough.

Source: Find a Tender, published 4 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Pipeline notice published

    UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 13:20

    View notice
  2. 2025

    Tender notice expected

    Date given in the buyer's earlier notice

  3. 2025

    Contract starts

  4. 2026

    Contract ends

    0½ years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Slough Borough Council is planning Local Plan Health Study Grant: Delivery Partner Market Engagement Questionnaire. It is a contract for other health and social care in Slough. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 1 September 2025 to 9 January 2026. It lasts 0½ years.

The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs. Find a Tender published it on 4 July 2025. The notice number is 037466-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-055936. Bids are made through the buyer's In-Tend portal.

Summary of the contracting process

Slough Borough Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for the "Local Plan Health Study Grant: Delivery Partner Market Engagement Questionnaire." This involved a preliminary market engagement as part of its services category within the health and social work services sector.

Located in Slough, United Kingdom, the council seeks to evaluate interest in providing service delivery related to health studies that will inform a regulation 19 consultation scheduled for February 2026. The preliminary market engagement notice was published on 4th July 2025, with a deadline for expressing interest set for 15th July 2025. The project is particularly suited for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) due to the expressed suitability criteria.

Successful bidders can expect to engage in service provision from September 2025 to January 2026, potentially influencing regulatory consultations and gaining visibility within public sector collaborations.

The notice in full

The soft market testing exercise aims to identify the potential to increase the number and type of organisations who would be interested in tendering for the Local Plan health study to inform a regulation 19 consultation plan in February 2026. Please log in to in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Home and find full details using reference SBC - 038524

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
1 Sep 2025 to 9 Jan 2026 (0½ years)
Suitable for
Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs)

Procedure

Notice type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Current stage
Planning
Stages so far
Planning
Published on
Find a Tender Service
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
Lots
Planning

Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
037466-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-055936
CPV code
85000000 - Health and social work services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Slough Borough Council is based in Slough. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Slough
Town
Slough
Postcode
SL1 2EL
Electoral ward
Herschel Park
Constituency
Slough
Region
South East
Sub-region
Berkshire East
Area
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
Slough Borough Council
Category
Services
Address
Slough, SL1 2EL · South East · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Local Plan Health Study Grant: Delivery Partner Market Engagement Questionnaire

When will the Local Plan Health Study Grant: Delivery Partner Market Engagement Questionnaire tender open?

Slough 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 Local Plan Health Study Grant: Delivery Partner Market Engagement Questionnaire contract?

The contract runs from 1 September 2025 to 9 January 2026 (0½ years).

Who is the buyer for Local Plan Health Study Grant: Delivery Partner Market Engagement Questionnaire?

Slough Borough Council, based in Slough, South East.

How do I bid for Local Plan Health Study Grant: Delivery Partner Market Engagement Questionnaire?

Register on the buyer's In-Tend portal, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.

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What to do next

  1. Read the early notice in full.
  2. Answer any market engagement questions.
  3. Gather your evidence and case studies now.
  4. Check your policies are up to date.
  5. Watch for the tender notice.