Coming up· published 3 Mar 2025
North Northamptonshire Council - Substance Misuse Service Model Soft Market Testing Excercise
North Northamptonshire Council · North Northamptonshire, East Midlands
North Northamptonshire Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in North Northamptonshire.
Source: Find a Tender, published 3 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 14:37
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2035
Contract ends
9 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
North Northamptonshire Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in North Northamptonshire. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2035. It lasts 9 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 3 March 2025. The notice number is 007678-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04e901.
Summary of the contracting process
North Northamptonshire Council is conducting a soft market testing exercise for the future commissioning of Substance Misuse services in North Northamptonshire, categorised under Health and social work services. This initiative is in the planning stage with no formal procurement process initiated yet. Interested providers are invited to submit feedback on the proposed service models by completing the Soft Market Testing document by 13th March 2025.
The location for this project is specified as region UKF25, in the United Kingdom. This tender presents substantial potential for business growth, particularly for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs).
The notice in full
North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) would like to invite prospective providers to participate in a soft market testing exercise to seek views from the market on proposed service models for the future commissioning of Substance Misuse services in North Northamptonshire. This process will help inform decision-making by gathering feedback from existing and potential providers on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and limitations of each proposed model.
Please note: This market testing exercise is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest. It does not form any part of a procurement process at this stage. North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) is issuing this document as a request for information only.
No supplier selection or preference is implied by participation in this exercise. If your organisation is interested in participating in the Soft Market Testing Exercise please see the below link to the document you will need to complete: contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a007688d-2a97-4433-... Providers are invited to submit feedback on the proposed models by completing the Soft Market Testing document and returning it to nncphcommissioning@northnorthants.gov.uk by Thursday 13th March 2025.
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
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2035 (9 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
- 007678-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e901
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Town
- Northampton
- Postcode
- NN17 1QG
- Electoral ward
- Lloyds
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire
- Delivery area
- North Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Sub-region
- North Northamptonshire
- Area
- Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- North Northamptonshire Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Corby, NN17 1QG · East Midlands · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007678-2025
- Contractsfinder.service.gov.ukcontractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a007688d-2a97-4433-b611…
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-04e901 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about this tender
When will the North Northamptonshire Council - Substance Misuse Service Model Soft Market… tender open?
North Northamptonshire 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 North Northamptonshire Council - Substance Misuse Service Model Soft Market… contract?
The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2035 (9 years).
Who is the buyer for North Northamptonshire Council - Substance Misuse Service Model Soft Market…?
North Northamptonshire Council, based in North Northamptonshire, East Midlands.
How do I bid for North Northamptonshire Council - Substance Misuse Service Model Soft Market…?
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