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TD2311 - Preparing for Adulthood Specialist Supported Living Development

Derby City Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Derby City Council is seeking to meet its strategic objective in mitigating a sufficiency gap in local specialist provision for those preparing for adulthood aged 18-25 years with eligible care needs and living with Learning Disabilities, Neurodiversity and/ or Autism (LDNA). A site has been identified, that was previously used as a Children's home, containing three buildings, garages and some outdoor space, which is a Council-owned asset located in Sinfin, to the south of Derby City. Our vision is to develop this provision using an outcomes-based commissioning model which delivers a Supported Living provision for 18 - 25 year-olds with LDNA and/or who are transitioning from children's services to Adult Social Care. The focus of this provision will be to improve outcomes, develop skills, and maximise individual's potential prior to proactive and incremental stepping-down of support towards greater independent living. The intended occupancy is for 12 people for a medium-term (approximately 18 months) duration of enablement. The scoping and design of this provision will be in collaboration with the market to innovate and co-produce delivery of this provision, and lead to the appointment of a suitably qualified and service provider to operate the site, through a formal procurement process at a later stage with a contract for up to 10 years (including break clauses). This is not a formal invitation to tender notice - a procurement exercise will follow at a later stage.

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-060046
Main Procurement Category
services
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Communication

Future Notice Date
28 Feb 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Jul 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Jul 2036, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF11
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Engagement process to date: Initial feasibility discussions were held with a small number of Supported Living Providers that deliver both children's and adult's services, under a non-disclosure agreement, as parts of the site were still actively delivering services to Children and Young People, so required high security measures around site visits. An initial site visit was held in October 2024 Key Details of the Engagement: • Date and Time: Monday 14th October 2024 from 09:00AM to 15:00PM • Location: On site, Sinfin Derby • Eligibility: Currently contracted with the Council and delivered both children's and adults provisions, agreed to sign confidentiality agreement. • Attendees: 3 Providers Purpose of the Event The purpose of the discussion was to determine the suitability and viability of the identified site in terms of, standard of accommodation, size, layout and to gleam initial thoughts from providers on the potential options to repurpose the site for other provisions. To discuss potential operating delivery models and what cohorts of customer profile would be best suited in each building on the site. Providers were able to support the Council in defining the operating model, resources and the likely cohort, to reaffirm initial Council thinking. This affirmation from the initial feasibility discussions supported proposals to Council Cabinet and draft financial modelling to obtain approval to proceed with a formal procurement process. The Council is now undertaking a more formal Pre-Market Engagement and is inviting providers to share expertise, experience and ideas to support the Council in: • Gathering details of what providers are in the market and the extent of experience, expertise and lessons learned in delivering similar hybrid models. • Designing an outcomes‑based model of delivery. • Defining roles and responsibilities in a hybrid property‑and‑care arrangement. • Identifying opportunities for TEC integration. • Understanding best practice in transitional supported living. • Assessing market appetite, potential risks, and lessons learned. Further information regarding the process is available and includes: 1 - Draft procurement process Powerpoint slide 2 - Draft Specification Overview 3 - Market Engagement Response document These documents are available by emailing laura.rose@derby.gov.uk If you wish to contribute to the process please request the above documents and complete and return the Market Engagement Response Document to laura.rose@derby.gov.uk by 30th January 2026. **** This engagement is not part of the formal procurement process. A procurement exercise will follow at a later stage. The procurement exercise will be undertaken using a Competitive Flexible Procedure, which will allow the Council to design the procurement process stages so that potential providers are able to design and develop this provision throughout that process. This will cover elements such as, but not exclusive to, property matters (repairs and maintenance obligations for the buildings); technology enable care requirements; support models; financial models; transitioning of customers (assessment and reviews) and legal matters (terms and conditions of variety of agreements necessary). As part of the Conditions of Participation Stage it is expected that the Council will assess provider's prior experience of similar developments and innovative service deliveries. PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS NOT AN INVITATION TO TENDER. The Conditions of Participation Stage is estimated to be published at some point in February 2026 and will be available at www.eastmidstenders.org
Due
30 Jan 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
000763-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
6 Jan 2026, 15:29
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Derby City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PQVM-1383-ZBXP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQVM-1383-ZBXP

Address

Street Address
The Council House - Corporation Street
Locality
Derby
Postal Code
DE1 2FS
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF11

Contact

Name
Laura Rose

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Derby · UKF11 · DE1 2FS · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF11 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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