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Reducing Loneliness and Isolation through Shared Activities for Older Adults

Stockton on Tees Borough Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 11:46.

Opportunity overview

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council is seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced and innovative providers to deliver a community-based service aimed at reducing loneliness and isolation among people aged 50yrs plus. The service will use shared activities and collaborative experiences e.g. playing sport, reminiscence, board games etc. as tools to create social connections, improve mental wellbeing and promote independence.

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
OPEN20251724
Status
planning
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
19 Nov 2025, 23:59

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2029, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC11
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
069018-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
28 Oct 2025, 14:47

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
14 Nov 2025, 23:59
Description
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council is seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced and innovative providers to deliver a community-based service aimed at reducing loneliness and isolation among people aged 50yrs plus. The service will use shared activities and collaborative experiences e.g. playing sport, reminiscence, board games etc. as tools to create social connections, improve mental wellbeing and promote independence. The opportunity is being advertised on the OPEN procurement portal that can be accessed by the following link: https://www.open-uk.org/opportunities/overview/public/6478b142-bfed-49ec-a445-361da32ac483 Interested providers are to review the advertisement on OPEN and complete and return the Expression of Interest document within the specified deadline. If there any problems accessing this opportunity, please contact jacob.headlam@stockton.gov.uk

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PCVQ-6435-GNMW
Name
Stockton on Tees Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC11
Country
GB
Locality
Stockton on Tees
Postal Code
TS17 6BJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Dunedin House, Columbia Drive, Thornaby

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PCVQ-6435-GNMW
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Stockton on Tees · UKC11 · TS17 6BJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC11 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05d561-2025-10-28T14:47:43ZPreliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·