Coming up· published 19 Jan 2026
Soft Market Test - Transitions Services for Young Adults aged 18-25 with Disabilities and/or Complex Needs
Peterborough City Council · Peterborough, East
Peterborough City Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Peterborough.
Source: Find a Tender, published 19 Jan 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 11:04
View notice2026
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 09:27
View notice2026
Contract starts
2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract ends
0 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Peterborough City Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Peterborough. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 20 January 2026 to 9 February 2026. It lasts 0 years.
Find a Tender published it on 19 January 2026. The notice number is 004181-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-058258. Bids are made through the buyer's ProContract portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Peterborough City Council is in the planning stage of a public procurement process aimed at enhancing services for young adults aged 18-25 with disabilities and/or complex needs. This initiative is part of the council's Corporate Strategy (2025) under the Prevention, Independence & Resilience priority. The current procurement process is in the planning phase, with a soft market testing exercise scheduled to gather insights from potential providers.
Interested parties should respond via a Microsoft Form by 12:00 Noon on Monday, 9th February 2026. The focus is on service delivery within the Peterborough region (UKH11), United Kingdom. It is particularly suited for organisations that can offer innovative solutions aligned with the Preparing for Adulthood framework.
This engagement allows service providers to shape the future service landscape in Peterborough, thereby enhancing their portfolio and extending their influence in the public sector market.
The notice in full
As part of Peterborough City Council's (PCC) Corporate Strategy (2025), specifically the Prevention, Independence & Resilience priority, PCC are looking to increase the opportunities for those with disabilities and/or complex needs transitioning into adulthood. We are seeking to engage with providers who would be interested in delivering services for young adults (18-25 years) with disabilities, where outcomes to be achieved align with the four elements of Preparing for Adulthood: 1.
Independent living 2. Employment & careers 3. Community inclusion 4.
Good health This Preliminary Market Engagement is a follow on from a previous Preliminary Market Engagement carried out in August 2025 (Ref: DN785713); this was carried out to understand the current market and inform future service design, and confirmed market interest in delivering services targeted at 18 to 25 year olds with disabilities and/or complex needs.
Please note: this market testing exercise is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest. This soft market testing exercise is being conducted purely as a scoping exercise and there is no guarantee it will lead to a commissioning exercise or procurement. This document does not form any part of an invitation to tender; PCC are issuing this request for information only.
No supplier selection or supplier preference is implied. For more information and to respond, please use the following link: procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View
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
- 20 Jan 2026 to 9 Feb 2026 (0 years)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- ProContract
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
- 004181-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058258
- CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Town
- Peterborough
- Postcode
- PE2 8TY
- Electoral ward
- Fletton and Stanground
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire
- Delivery area
- Peterborough
- Region
- East
- Sub-region
- Peterborough
- Area
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Peterborough City Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Peterborough, PE2 8TY · East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004181-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046467-2025
- ProContract portal, to register and bidprocontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-058258 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about this tender
When will the Soft Market Test - Transitions Services for Young Adults aged 18-25 with… tender open?
Peterborough City 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 Soft Market Test - Transitions Services for Young Adults aged 18-25 with… contract?
The contract runs from 20 January 2026 to 9 February 2026 (0 years).
Who is the buyer for Soft Market Test - Transitions Services for Young Adults aged 18-25 with…?
Peterborough City Council, based in Peterborough, East.
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