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North Northamptonshire Council - Substance Misuse Service Model Soft Market Testing Excercise

North Northamptonshire Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:28.

Opportunity overview

North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) would like to invite prospective providers to participate in a soft market testing exercise to seek views from the market on proposed service models for the future commissioning of Substance Misuse services in North Northamptonshire. This process will help inform decision-making by gathering feedback from existing and potential providers on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and limitations of each proposed model. Please note: This market testing exercise is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest. It does not form any part of a procurement process at this stage. North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) is issuing this document as a request for information only. No supplier selection or preference is implied by participation in this exercise. If your organisation is interested in participating in the Soft Market Testing Exercise please see the below link to the document you will need to complete: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a007688d-2a97-4433-b611-f5bf36ed68d7 Providers are invited to submit feedback on the proposed models by completing the Soft Market Testing document and returning it to nncphcommissioning@northnorthants.gov.uk by Thursday 13th March 2025.

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-04e901
Status
planning
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2035, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF25
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

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

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
007678-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
3 Mar 2025, 14:37

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
14 Mar 2025, 23:59
Description
Please note: This market testing exercise is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest. It does not form any part of a procurement process at this stage. North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) is issuing this document as a request for information only. No supplier selection or preference is implied by participation in this exercise. Providers are invited to submit feedback on the proposed models by completing the Soft Market Testing document and returning it to nncphcommissioning@northnorthants.gov.uk by Thursday 13th March 2025.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PQCM-5634-HGCN
Name
North Northamptonshire Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKF25
Country
GB
Locality
Corby
Postal Code
NN17 1QG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Corby Cube, George Street

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PQCM-5634-HGCN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Corby · UKF25 · NN17 1QG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF25 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04e901-2025-03-03T14:37:49ZPreliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·