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HCC - Jul 25 - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) - Residential Placements for Children and Young People aged 7 years and above with Challenging Behaviour and Complex Needs across four sites

Hertfordshire County Council · Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 03:00.

Opportunity overview

Hertfordshire County Council (The 'Council') is carrying out PME in relation to the provision of Residential Placements for Children and Young People aged 7 years and above with Challenging Behaviour and Complex Needs across four sites (Brickendon, Cassiobury, Clothall and Melbourne.) The Council will consider the feedback received to help inform the Council's options and further decision making. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process, and the Council is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the PME shall not prevent any provider participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PME shall place any provider at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in the PME will be at each organisations own cost. No expense in responding to this PME will be reimbursed by the Council.

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-052243
Status
planned
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
036097-2025
Description
The title of this Pipeline notice has been amended from 'Contract for the Provision of Residential Placements for up to Four (4) Children and Young People aged 7 years and Above with Challenging Behaviour and Complex Needs - Brickendon' To 'The Provision of Residential Placements for Children and Young People aged 7 years and Above with Challenging Behaviour and Complex Needs across four sites - Brickendon, Cassiobury, Clothall and Melbourne' This is because all 4 sites will be advertised under one Tender Notice with 4 different Lots. The scope has been amended to include all four sites. The Contract value has also been amended to include the contract value across all four Lots / sites.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
15 Sept 2025, 23:59

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 May 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Jun 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 May 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH23
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
026241-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK1
Description
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
23 May 2025, 12:41
Entry 2
Id
036097-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK1
Description
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
30 Jun 2025, 13:39
Entry 3
Id
037413-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
4 Jul 2025, 12:28

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
31 Jul 2025, 23:59
Description
The Council is carrying out PME in relation to this project. The Council will consider the feedback received to help inform the Council's options, requirements and further decision making. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and the Council is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the PME shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PME shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in the PME will be at each organisation's own cost. No expense in responding to this PME will be reimbursed by the Council. To access the PME documentation please visit the Council's e-tendering system Supply Hertfordshire, run by Intend at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire and follow the on-screen guidance. To view this opportunity please click on `Tenders` then `Current` and then scroll down to the project title. - Selecting 'View Details' on the relevant opportunity - Clicking the 'Express Interest' tab The Council is seeking expressions of interest and the option for organisations to attend a PME Provider Event on 17 July 2025 at 14.00. This will take place at the Council's Stevenage base of either Farnham House or Robertson House. Please note that attendance requests for the PME Provider Event (which should be no more than 2 representatives from each organisation) must be received by 12.00 noon on Monday 14th July 2025. Please send your requests to attend the PME Provider Event to cyp.cla@hertfordshire.gov.uk, stating the names of all attendees, with email and telephone contact details. In addition, to participate in this PME, organisations must return their completed Provider Questionnaire (Appendix A of the PME Document), together with any supporting documents, through the Correspondence area of this project by the return deadline of 12.00 Noon on 31 July 2025, as per the PME documentation and e-tendering system. If your organisation is registered on Find A Tender Service (FTS), you can upload your Questionnaire/Response and click Submit Return to submit it. Questionnaires received after the deadline may not be reviewed at the Council's sole discretion. Please make sure that you have submitted your Provider Questionnaire following the instructions within the PME documentation and e-tendering system. The Council will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their Provider Questionnaire. If you are experiencing problems with the Supply Hertfordshire website, In-Tend offer a help section which includes a dedicated UK support desk which can be contacted via email: support@in-tend.co.uk or Telephone: +44 1144070065 for any website/technical questions, Monday to Friday, 8:30-17:00. To ensure you receive email alerts and notifications from our system, please add the email domain `@in-tendorganiser.co.uk` to your Safe Senders list.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PWJT-5264-WYMY
Name
Hertfordshire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH23
Country
GB
Locality
Hertford
Postal Code
SG13 8DQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PWJT-5264-WYMY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Hertford · UKH23 · SG13 8DQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH23 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-052243-2025-07-04T12:28:16+01:00Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·