Coming up· published 29 Jul 2025
Market engagement for the provision of Accommodation Based Housing Support
Buckinghamshire Council · Buckinghamshire, South East
Buckinghamshire Council is planning Market engagement for the provision of Accommodation Based Housing Support. It is a contract for other health and social care in Buckinghamshire.
Source: Find a Tender, published 29 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 13:06
View notice2025
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
Buckinghamshire Council is planning Market engagement for the provision of Accommodation Based Housing Support. It is a contract for other health and social care in Buckinghamshire. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 9 March 2026 to 8 March 2029. It lasts 3 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 29 July 2025. The notice number is 043888-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05681f.
Summary of the contracting process
Buckinghamshire Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process for a market engagement focused on the provision of Accommodation Based Housing Support. This initiative aims to commission a service for 40-45 single individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, specifically catering to those aged 18-70 years with high support needs or with medium support needs but high risk.
The procurement process is situated within the health and social work services category and takes place in the region of Buckinghamshire, UK (UKJ13). Businesses are encouraged to complete a questionnaire by the due date of 8th August 2025, with further notices anticipated on 8th September 2025.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), are well-suited to compete in this bidding process, given the contract's suitability criteria. The focus on a holistic housing support framework aligns with services that provide high-touch care for vulnerable populations, thus encouraging organisations with experience in managing accommodation and intricate support needs to explore growth by engaging in this procurement process.
The notice in full
Market engagement for the provision of Accommodation Based Housing Support. Buckinghamshire Council are seeking to commission a new accommodation-based housing support service for 40-45 single individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. This service will be for people aged 18-70 years with high support needs, and / or those with medium support needs who may present with high risk.
The Council doesn't have a property to offer the support service from and is therefore seeking an organisation to provide both the support service and the accommodation. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. IT IS NOT A TENDER PROCESS.
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
- 9 Mar 2026 to 8 Mar 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
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
- 043888-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05681f
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Town
- Hemel Hempstead
- Postcode
- HP19 8FF
- Electoral ward
- Aylesbury North West
- Constituency
- Aylesbury
- Delivery area
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Sub-region
- Buckinghamshire
- Area
- Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Buckinghamshire Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Aylesbury, HP19 8FF · South East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Market engagement for the provision of Accommodation Based Housing Support
When will the Market engagement for the provision of Accommodation Based Housing Support tender open?
Buckinghamshire 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 Market engagement for the provision of Accommodation Based Housing Support contract?
The contract runs from 9 March 2026 to 8 March 2029 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for Market engagement for the provision of Accommodation Based Housing Support?
Buckinghamshire Council, based in Buckinghamshire, South East.
How do I bid for Market engagement for the provision of Accommodation Based Housing Support?
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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