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St Helens Borough Council Soft Market Test for the Provision of an Adult Short Break Respite Service

St Helens Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

St Helens Borough Council Soft Market Test for the Provision of an Adult Short Break Respite Service. We would like to take the opportunity to do some `soft market testing' to help determine current interest levels in the market. Providers are invited to register on The-Chest portal, reference DN771560, download the Soft Market Testing document and complete and submit their responses no later than 12 noon on the 29th April 2025.

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services
  • CPV98000000 — Other community, social and personal 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
UID13501
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
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 Aug 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Sept 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD7
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services
Entry 2
Id
98000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Other community, social and personal services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
015040-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
14 Apr 2025, 15:41

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
29 Apr 2025, 23:59
Description
St Helens Borough Council Soft Market Test for the Provision of an Adult Short Break Respite Service. We would like to take the opportunity to do some `soft market testing' to help determine current interest levels in the market. Providers are invited to register on The-Chest portal, reference DN771560, download the Soft Market Testing document and complete and submit their responses no later than 12 noon on the 29th April 2025.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPYM-6238-VHLR
Name
St Helens Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD71
Country
GB
Locality
St Helens
Postal Code
WA10 1HP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Town Hall

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PPYM-6238-VHLR
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · St Helens · UKD71 · WA10 1HP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD7 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0502b2-2025-04-14T15:41:27+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·