Coming up· published 21 May 2025
Sensory Support across Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire County Council · East Hertfordshire, East
Hertfordshire County Council is planning Sensory Support across Hertfordshire. It is a contract for other health and social care in East Hertfordshire.
Source: Find a Tender, published 21 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 16:50
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Pipeline notice updated
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 15:14
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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
Hertfordshire County Council is planning Sensory Support across Hertfordshire. It is a contract for other health and social care in East Hertfordshire. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £1,475,303. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2029. It lasts 3 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 21 May 2025. The notice number is 024241-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-051987.
Summary of the contracting process
Hertfordshire County Council is planning a procurement process titled "Sensory Support across Hertfordshire" under the services category. The project focuses on providing essential community and hospital-based support for Deaf individuals and those with hearing or sight loss. This procurement is in the planning stage, with a planned contract period from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2029, with potential renewal up until March 2031.
The gross budget for this initiative amounts to £1,475,303. Key dates to note include the publication of a future notice by 30th June 2025. Organisations that identify as voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSE) will find this tender particularly suitable, given its focus on community action programmes.
The use of the "light touch" procurement regime indicates a flexible and collaborative approach, beneficial for innovative service solutions.
The notice in full
Community and hospital based support for individuals who are Deaf, have hearing loss and those who are Blind or have sight loss.
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 2029 (3 years)
- Suitable for
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £1,475,303
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
- 024241-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051987
- CPV code
- 85322000 - Community action programme
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Town
- Stevenage
- Postcode
- SG13 8DQ
- Electoral ward
- Hertford Castle
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- Region
- East
- Sub-region
- North and East Hertfordshire
- Area
- Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Hertfordshire County Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Hertford, SG13 8DQ · East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Pipeline notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024241-2025
- Pipeline notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023492-2025
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-051987 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Sensory Support across Hertfordshire
When will the Sensory Support across Hertfordshire tender open?
Hertfordshire County 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 much is the Sensory Support across Hertfordshire contract worth?
The estimated value is £1,475,303. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2029 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for Sensory Support across Hertfordshire?
Hertfordshire County Council, based in East Hertfordshire, East.
How do I bid for Sensory Support across Hertfordshire?
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 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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