Coming up· published 23 Nov 2025
Soft Market Testing - Nottinghamshire County Council Assessment placement framework for children-in-care
Nottinghamshire County Council · Rushcliffe, East Midlands
Nottinghamshire County Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Rushcliffe.
Source: Find a Tender, published 24 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 10:35
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2031
Contract ends
5 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Nottinghamshire County Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Rushcliffe. 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 2031. It lasts 5 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 24 November 2025. The notice number is 076344-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05e70f.
Summary of the contracting process
Nottinghamshire County Council is in the planning stage of a public procurement process titled "Soft Market Testing - Nottinghamshire County Council Assessment Placement Framework for Children-in-Care." This initiative falls under the health and social work services category and is situated in Nottingham, with specific delivery in the regions UKF15 and UKF16.
The process is a soft market test designed to collect data from service providers, and it is not yet at the procurement exercise stage. Interested parties should submit their responses by the 12th of December, 2025. This early-stage engagement aims to refine strategies for future emergency and assessment placement frameworks, aligning with the council's commissioning goals.
The procurement supports the formation of a responsive framework to aid children-in-care, fostering potential collaborations and insights from industry experts. Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to participate, as the engagement allows for a deep understanding of the market landscape and a chance to influence upcoming frameworks that could lead to extended contract opportunities starting in September 2026.
The notice in full
Nottinghamshire County Council's Children's Placement and Commissioning team are conducting a soft market test exercise to explore the possibility of developing a framework to support assessment placements for children-in-care. This exercise is designed to gather insights from providers about capacity, appetite, challenges, and innovative approaches to emergency and planned assessment provisions to support the long-term home finding process.
It is also an opportunity to shape future commissioning strategies with Nottinghamshire County Council.
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
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Aug 2026 to 31 Aug 2031 (5 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
- 076344-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e70f
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Rushcliffe
- Town
- Nottingham
- Postcode
- NG2 7QP
- Electoral ward
- Trent Bridge
- Constituency
- Rushcliffe
- Delivery area
- North Nottinghamshire, TLF16 South Nottinghamshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Sub-region
- South Nottinghamshire
- Area
- Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Nottinghamshire County Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Nottingham, NG2 7QP · East Midlands · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
Questions about this tender
When will the Soft Market Testing - Nottinghamshire County Council Assessment placement… tender open?
Nottinghamshire 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 long is the Soft Market Testing - Nottinghamshire County Council Assessment placement… contract?
The contract runs from 31 August 2026 to 31 August 2031 (5 years).
Who is the buyer for Soft Market Testing - Nottinghamshire County Council Assessment placement…?
Nottinghamshire County Council, based in Rushcliffe, East Midlands.
How do I bid for Soft Market Testing - Nottinghamshire County Council Assessment placement…?
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- Read the early notice in full.
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