Coming up· published 19 Feb 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: Contracts Finder, published 19 Feb 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
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Planned Procurement Notice · 10:56
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Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
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 buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Contracts Finder published it on 19 February 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-b5fd17-7b0ed8eb-ac27-4982-a719-aea9c6a234bc.
Summary of the contracting process
North Northamptonshire Council is conducting a soft market testing exercise for a Substance Misuse Service Model, inviting prospective providers to offer their insights on proposed service models to inform future commissioning decisions. Classified under the Health and Social Work Services category, this procurement exercise is in the planning stage. The location for the services is in the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom.
The early engagement notice was published on 19th February 2025, with the engagement end date set for 14th March 2025. Providers are requested to submit their feedback by 13th March 2025. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) are especially encouraged to participate, as their feedback will help shape the future commissioning process.
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. Additional information: 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
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Not stated in the notice: category.
Procedure
- Notice type
- Planned Procurement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Contracts Finder
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
Not stated in the notice: lots, awards, contracts.
References
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-7b0ed8eb-ac27-4982-a719-aea9c6a234bc
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Town
- Northampton
- Postcode
- NN16 8TL
- Electoral ward
- Northall
- Constituency
- Kettering
- Delivery area
- East Midlands (England)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Sub-region
- North Northamptonshire
- Area
- Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- North Northamptonshire Council
- Contact
- North Northamptonshire Procurement Team
- Address
- Kettering, NN16 8TL · East Midlands · England
Not stated in the notice: category, phone.
Documents and links
- Early engagement notice on Contracts Findercontractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a007688d-2a97-4433-b611…
- Providers are invited to submit feedback on the proposed models by completing the Soft Market Testing…contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e10e64ac-c2e…
- OCDS record ocds-b5fd17-7b0ed8eb-ac27-4982-a719-aea9c6a234bc (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-b…
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.
Who is the buyer for North Northamptonshire Council - Substance Misuse Service Model Soft Market…?
North Northamptonshire Council, based in North Northamptonshire, East Midlands. The named contact is North Northamptonshire Procurement Team.
How do I bid for North Northamptonshire Council - Substance Misuse Service Model Soft Market…?
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
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