Coming up· published 8 Oct 2025
Market Engagement - NHS Lincolnshire ICB - Night Light Cafes Service
NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board · North Kesteven, East Midlands
NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board is planning Market Engagement - NHS Lincolnshire ICB - Night Light Cafes Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in North Kesteven.
Source: Find a Tender, published 8 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
Planning Notice · 15:56
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board is planning Market Engagement - NHS Lincolnshire ICB - Night Light Cafes Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in North Kesteven. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £1.
Find a Tender published it on 8 October 2025. The notice number is 063454-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05ab00. Bids are made through the buyer's Atamis portal.
Summary of the contracting process
NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board is in the planning stage of a procurement process to commission a Night Light Cafes Service, which falls under the industry category of miscellaneous health services. This service aims to provide non-clinical, out-of-hours support for individuals struggling with mental health and wellbeing, offering a safer alternative than emergency services. The tender, identified as ocds-h6vhtk-05ab00-063454-2025, is considered a market engagement exercise with a planned status.
A Market Engagement Event is scheduled online for 23rd October 2025 to discuss the specifications and procurement process, with registration required by 12pm on 22nd October 2025. The procurement area is located in the East Midlands, specifically within UKF3.
The notice in full
*THIS ADVERT IS FOR MARKET ENGAGEMENT *
NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) are seeking to commission a Night Light Cafes Service.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Planned
*THIS ADVERT IS FOR MARKET ENGAGEMENT *
NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) are seeking to commission a Night Light Cafes Service.
Night Light Cafes provide safe places for people to go when struggling with their mental health and wellbeing to receive non-clinical, out-of-hours support, offering an alternative to statutory emergency services. The Commissioner is considering commissioning intentions including moving from the current provision of a management oversight provider and separate contracts for sub-sites to a Lead Provider Model with the selected provider sub-contracting the sub sites.
This notice intends to identify providers who would like to express an interest in providing the above service and to invite all interested parties to attend a Market Engagement Event with NHS Lincolnshire ICB. The contract value and duration information will be covered as part of the market engagement presentation pack.
The event details are as follows:
Date: Thursday 23rd October 2025
Time: 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Venue: Online via MS Teams
The agenda will be:
1 - Welcome & Introductions
2 - Specification & Service Model
3 - Procurement Process
4 - Close
If you wish to attend the event, please register on Atamis using the link below. Closer to the event you will receive a calendar invite detailing how to access the event and a link to Microsoft Teams.
Please note interest is limited to two persons per organisation. To register your interest in this event please access project C393162 via Atamis: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Please note the deadline for confirmation of attendance is 12pm on the 22nd October 2025 after which the access details will then be shared.
A draft service specification detailing the requirements of the service can be found within the attachments area of the project on Atamis. Once registered, providers will have the option to respond to questions regarding their experience and capability of delivering similar services. The deadline to respond to these questions is 12pm on the 22nd October 2025.
Please note, this is a draft Service Specification which may be subject to changes.
Please note this is a market testing exercise and does not commit the ICB to carry out a procurement process.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Planning Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- Atamis
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £1
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
- 063454-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ab00
- CPV code
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- North Kesteven
- Town
- Nottingham
- Postcode
- NG34 8GG
- Electoral ward
- Sleaford Holdingham
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- Delivery area
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Sub-region
- Lincolnshire CC
- Area
- Lincolnshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Tom Greenwood
- Address
- Sleaford, NG34 8GG · East Midlands · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Market Engagement - NHS Lincolnshire ICB - Night Light Cafes Service
When will the Market Engagement - NHS Lincolnshire ICB - Night Light Cafes Service tender open?
NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board 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 Market Engagement - NHS Lincolnshire ICB - Night Light Cafes Service contract worth?
The estimated value is £1.
Who is the buyer for Market Engagement - NHS Lincolnshire ICB - Night Light Cafes Service?
NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board, based in North Kesteven, East Midlands. The named contact is Tom Greenwood.
How do I bid for Market Engagement - NHS Lincolnshire ICB - Night Light Cafes Service?
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