Coming up· published 11 Sept 2025
Preliminary Market Engagement - Bredon Learning Disability Service
Halton Borough Council · Halton, North West
Halton Borough Council is planning Preliminary Market Engagement - Bredon Learning Disability Service. It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Halton.
Source: Find a Tender, published 11 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 14:36
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
Halton Borough Council is planning Preliminary Market Engagement - Bredon Learning Disability Service. It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Halton. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 31 August 2026 to 31 August 2029. It lasts 3 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 11 September 2025. The notice number is 055898-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0598ca.
Summary of the contracting process
Halton Borough Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for the Bredon Learning Disability Service. This process is a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) intended to shape a future tender process and assess market interest. The engagement document has been published, allowing interested organisations to participate and provide input.
Site visits to Bredon are scheduled for late September and early October 2025, with a deadline for submissions on 10th October 2025. This initiative falls under the industry category of social work and related services, and it will be implemented in Widnes, United Kingdom.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to engage, as their innovative and localised approach could be a perfect fit for the Council’s objectives. The contract is expected to run from September 2026 to August 2029, providing an extended period for organisational growth and service establishment.
The notice in full
This is a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) process to assist the Council to design its tender process and gauge market interest. This is not a formal invitation to tender.
We have an exciting opportunity for an organisation to work with us to help reshape our services to meet our overarching vision of ensuring the availability of good quality services for all Adults with Learning Disabilities, where services work around the individual, follow a life-course approach, and are provided locally.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Learning Disability and Autism Support
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Aug 2026 to 31 Aug 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
- 055898-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0598ca
- CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Halton
- Town
- Warrington
- Postcode
- WA8 7QF
- Electoral ward
- Central & West Bank
- Constituency
- Widnes and Halewood
- Delivery area
- East Merseyside
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- East Merseyside
- Area
- Merseyside
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Halton Borough Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Widnes, WA8 7QF · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Preliminary Market Engagement - Bredon Learning Disability Service
When will the Preliminary Market Engagement - Bredon Learning Disability Service tender open?
Halton 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 Preliminary Market Engagement - Bredon Learning Disability Service contract?
The contract runs from 31 August 2026 to 31 August 2029 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for Preliminary Market Engagement - Bredon Learning Disability Service?
Halton Borough Council, based in Halton, North West.
How do I bid for Preliminary Market Engagement - Bredon Learning Disability Service?
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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