Coming up· published 17 Oct 2025
Structured Support Services
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire · Amber Valley, East Midlands
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire is planning Structured Support Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Amber Valley.
Source: Find a Tender, published 17 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 09:40
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2027
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire is planning Structured Support Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Amber Valley. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 30 April 2026 to 29 April 2027. It lasts 1 year.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 17 October 2025. The notice number is 066182-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05ce90. Bids are made through the buyer's EU-Supply portal.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process initiated by The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire is currently at the planning stage. This tender seeks to procure Structured Support Services, focusing on health and social work as well as other community services, within the Derbyshire region. Key stakeholders are being engaged through a market engagement notice, with the deadline for involvement set for 7th November 2025.
The process, initiated on 17th October 2025, is part of a broader effort to assess current options for Structured Professional Support Services, aiming for an eventual compliant procurement pursuant to the Procurement Act 2023. The tender envisions a service period starting from 30th April 2026 to 29th April 2027, with potential renewals up to 2028.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) interested in delivering non-therapeutic support services for high-risk roles within Derbyshire Constabulary are particularly well-suited to compete.
The notice in full
Derbyshire Constabulary is currently looking into the available options for our Structured Professional Support Services. This contract will fall under our Occupational and Health and Wellbeing department. Structured Professional Support Services (SPS) provides confidential non-therapeutic sessions with experienced clinicians for high-risk roles.
The aim is to provide overall wellbeing for both home and work life. Derbyshire Constabulary are now assessing available options so that a business case can be created to move the procurement forwards. To inform the business case, we are reaching out with this Request for Information [RFI] to the market to carry out a full review of existing SPS providers.
If the business case is approved, a compliant procurement route will be taken in line with the Procurement Act 2023.
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
- 30 Apr 2026 to 29 Apr 2027 (1 year)
- 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
- Buyer's portal
- EU-Supply
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
- 066182-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ce90
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services; 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services; 98 - Other community, social and personal services
Location
- Local authority
- Amber Valley
- Town
- Derby
- Postcode
- DE5 3RS
- Electoral ward
- Ripley
- Constituency
- Amber Valley
- Delivery area
- East Midlands (England)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Sub-region
- South and West Derbyshire
- Area
- Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Aimee Briddon
- Phone
- +44 7542226577
- Address
- Ripley, DE5 3RS · East Midlands · England
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066182-2025
- EU-Supply portal, to register and biduk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05ce90 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Structured Support Services
When will the Structured Support Services tender open?
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire 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 Structured Support Services contract?
The contract runs from 30 April 2026 to 29 April 2027 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Structured Support Services?
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire, based in Amber Valley, East Midlands. The named contact is Aimee Briddon, on +44 7542226577.
How do I bid for Structured Support Services?
Register on the buyer's EU-Supply portal, 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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