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Urgent Community & 24-hour Response Service

Nottinghamshire County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 17:01.

Opportunity overview

Procurement for an integrated countywide Urgent Community Response (UCR) and 24hr Response service for Nottinghamshire County Council. The service will combine rapid home-based care (to respond to urgent need and help people remain safe and well at home) with an out-of-hours assistive technology response service for registered clients. The procurement is intended to secure a single provider model with a hybrid payment approach (part block / part activity-based) to support service capacity, responsiveness and delivery across the county.

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
DN808312
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
14 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2030, 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
UKF15
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKF16
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Nottinghamshire County Council is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement in relation to a proposed integrated countywide Urgent Community Response and 24hr Response service. This engagement is to gather provider feedback to help inform the draft specification, test deliverability and market interest, and support the procurement approach. This is not a call for competition and participation will not confer any advantage in any future procurement process. Providers can access the engagement documents (questionnaire, draft spec, and engagement slides) and submit feedback via the Council's e-tendering portal using the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=431f2f42-5715-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromRfxSummary=True&rfxId=ab31bb01-4313-f111-813c-005056b64545 A virtual drop-in session will be held on 10 March 2026, 2pm-3:30pm via Microsoft Teams using the link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/33956690664788?p=jMz51S9Zad4sIVks0F
Due
13 Mar 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
018640-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
2 Mar 2026, 16:36
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Nottinghamshire County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PBCV-5152-BXBP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBCV-5152-BXBP

Address

Street Address
County Hall, Loughborough Road
Locality
Nottingham
Postal Code
NG2 7QP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF16

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Nottingham · UKF16 · NG2 7QP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF15 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF16 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 018640-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·