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The Provision of Personal & Social Care at The Croft, Abbots Road, Newtownabbey for People Living with Dementia

The Northern Health and Social Care Trust · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 19:32.

Opportunity overview

This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) is being published by Regional Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS), on behalf of the Northern Health and Social Care Trust (the Trust), for the purposes of informing and engaging with interested providers regarding the upcoming procurement for the Provision of Personal and Social Care at The Croft, Abbots Road, Newtownabbey for People Living with Dementia. The Trust wishes to award a Contract with one provider to deliver Personal and Social Care (Domiciliary Care) to people living with dementia, in the housing support model at The Croft; 24 co-located self-contained units on a single site. The complete model is one in which Personal and Social Care (Domiciliary Care) and the Housing Support are both delivered by one provider. This engagement will take the form of an engagement paper and questionnaire, which interested providers are invited to complete. The CP13 PME Questionnaire Explanatory Document should be read in conjunction with the CP12 PME Questionnaire (Appendix 1) and the PME Notice. The purpose of this PME exercise is to raise awareness of an upcoming procurement, gauge the level of interest in the provision of such services, make interested providers aware in advance of the key service requirements, the introduction of the Procurement Act 2023 and Northern Ireland Procurement Policy Note's (PPN's) relating to Social Value and Human Rights, cyber security requirements, sustainability and net zero requirements, that will be included in any future tender. This notice has been placed for advertising purposes only. The procurement exercise will be conducted in accordance with the information contained in any final published tender documentation. There is no guarantee a procurement process will run.

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-06d17a
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Oct 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2033, 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
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The CP13 PME Explanatory Document and CP12 PME Questionnaire (Appendix 1) are available on eTendersNI (https://etendersni.gov.uk) under Resource ID/CfT Reference: 6601616. Please ensure you are registered with eTendersNI under Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) Code '85000000 Health and social work services'. Your response to this PME paper must be completed in CP12 PME Questionnaire (Appendix 1) and submitted as an attachment via the eTendersNI secure messaging area of the Resource ID/CfT Reference: 6601616. The deadline for submission is 3pm on 13th August 2026. Any interest shown in the PME does not constitute a commitment to participate in a procurement exercise. Non-participation in this PME exercise does not preclude any provider from participation in any future procurement exercise. Please note that the contract dates in this Notice are anticipated and subject to change. Please also note that the estimated date of publication of Tender Notice is an anticipated date and subject to change. The value of '0' is included for administrative / system purposes only and does not reflect the value of the procurement.
Due
13 Aug 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
069469-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
23 Jul 2026, 09:44
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
The Northern Health and Social Care Trust
Id
GB-PPON-PBRP-6676-CQZY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBRP-6676-CQZY

Address

Street Address
Bretten Hall, Antrim Area Hospital, Bush Road
Locality
Antrim
Postal Code
BT41 2RL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN0D

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
Regional Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS)
Id
GB-PPON-PWNJ-1991-NGDW
Role Details
Regional Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) will be conducting the procurement process including this preliminary market engagement process on behalf of the NHSCT. PaLS are the Centre of Procurement Expertise (CoPE) for Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland.

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWNJ-1991-NGDW

Address

Street Address
Rosewood Villa, Longstone Hospital, 73 Loughgall Road
Locality
Armagh
Postal Code
BT61 7PR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN07

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Antrim · UKN0D · BT41 2RL · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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