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Oak Tree Rise Supported Living procurement

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 01:38.

Opportunity overview

West Northants Transforming Care supported living opportunity West Northamptonshire Council is preparing to open its Supported Living Framework to procure a provider for its Transforming Care Scheme. This scheme comprises eight self-contained bungalows designed to support autistic individuals with complex needs many of whom also have learning disabilities. We are seeking to engage with providers who have a strong and demonstrable track record in delivering specialist support and managing the complexities associated with this type of service. Providers must be able to evidence successful outcomes, including facilitating hospital discharge and preventing admissions into long-stay hospital settings. Please note that we are working to a tight procurement timeline, with the new provider required to be in place by 1st April 2026. We encourage experienced and suitably qualified providers to attend our virtual Market Engagement Event via MS Teams on 15th October and 22nd October, 2:00-3:00pm. We intend to go live with the opportunity shortly after the market engagement event. To request a link for this event, please contact the WNC Commissioning inbox at: WNCCommissioning@westnorthants.gov.uk

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-0512dd
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
065400-2025
Description
We have added an additional Market engagement session Wednesday 22nd October via MS Teams. To request a link for this event, please contact the WNC Commissioning inbox at: WNCCommissioning@westnorthants.gov.uk

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
15 Sept 2025, 23:59

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2033, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF24
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKF24
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKF24
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
021182-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
14 May 2025, 11:46
Entry 2
Id
064291-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
10 Oct 2025, 15:45
Entry 3
Id
065400-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
15 Oct 2025, 08:02

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
22 Oct 2025, 23:59
Description
West Northants Transforming Care supported living opportunity West Northamptonshire Council is preparing to open its Supported Living Framework to procure a provider for its Transforming Care Scheme. This scheme comprises eight self-contained bungalows designed to support autistic individuals with complex needs many of whom also have learning disabilities. We are seeking to engage with providers who have a strong and demonstrable track record in delivering specialist support and managing the complexities associated with this type of service. Providers must be able to evidence successful outcomes, including facilitating hospital discharge and preventing admissions into long-stay hospital settings. Please note that we are working to a tight procurement timeline, with the new provider required to be in place by 1st April 2026. We encourage experienced and suitably qualified providers to attend our virtual Market Engagement Event via MS Teams on 15th October and 22nd October, 2:00-3:00pm. We intend to go live with the opportunity shortly after the market engagement event. To request a link for this event, please contact the WNC Commissioning inbox at: WNCCommissioning@westnorthants.gov.uk'

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PGDV-8944-CMBP
Name
West Northamptonshire Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKF24
Country
GB
Locality
Northampton
Postal Code
NN1 1ED
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Angel Street

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PGDV-8944-CMBP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Kayley Lakin - Procurement Business Partner

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Northampton · UKF24 · NN1 1ED · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF24 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0512dd-2025-10-15T08:02:38+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·