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SOFT MARKET TEST FOR CO-PRODUCTION CONTRACTS WITHIN ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Cambridgeshire County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 21:26.

Opportunity overview

This Soft Market Test (SMT) seeks to engage the provider market in Cambridgeshire in developing future co-production services for people who use adult social care for the following groups: • Learning Disability / Autism • Mental Health • Older People • Physical Disability • Sensory Impairment • Unpaid Carers • Drugs & alcohol Cambridgeshire County Council wants providers to help us work with people with lived experience of adult social care to ensure their voices are heard to shape services to best meet needs.

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-068508
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Feb 2027, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Jul 2027, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

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

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
We have provided an SMT document on ProContract for potential providers to read through. This can be found here by registering your interest and navigating to the project dashboard: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=5a8e5d32-3a3a-f111-813c-005056b64545 Within the SMT document there is a link to a Microsoft Forms document which we hope potential providers will complete in full. If there are any questions relating to this market engagement, please could they be submitted via the ProContract messaging function by the 8th May 2026.
Due
15 May 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
035078-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Apr 2026, 11:10
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Cambridgeshire County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PJVB-3262-VGVJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJVB-3262-VGVJ

Address

Street Address
New Shire Hall
Locality
Huntingdon
Postal Code
PE28 4YE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH12

Contact

Name
Dorota Cooper
Telephone
+44 7700000000

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Huntingdon · UKH12 · PE28 4YE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH12 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 035078-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·