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Early Market Engagement - Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation in the preferred areas of Larne/Carrickfergus or Antrim/Ballymena areas as secondary options

Northern Health and Social Care Trust · planning

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 19:16.

Opportunity overview

This is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) by way of an Early Market Engagement scoping for the NHSCT to ascertain current capacity and potential future capacity in the market for the provision of a bespoke single occupancy Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation for a Service User with complex behaviours in the preferred areas of Larne / Carrickfergus or the Trust will consider other Antrim / Ballymena areas as secondary options.

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • This is a PIN by the NHSCT for an Early Market Engagement (NOT a Call for Tender) to ascertain current capacity in the market AND potential future capacity for the provision of bespoke single occupancy Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation for a complex service user who presents with challenging behaviour. Given complexity, care must be provided in a 24/7 bespoke facility with anticipated 1:1 staffing ratio during wakening hours and general observations at night. The staffing ratio for personal care tasks can fluctuate between 2:1 to 3:1 staffing, which can fluctuate dependent on the care task being carried out. 3:1 staffing ratio required when in community settings. Accommodation in the preferred areas of Larne / Carrickfergus or the Trust will consider other Antrim / Ballymena areas as secondary options. Additional information: This is not a Call for Tender and there is no guarantee any procurement process will be run. Any interest shown by Providers will be further explored but this does not constitute a commitment to progress in a procurement exercise. Failure to show interest does not restrict providers from participating in any future procurement exercise held by NHSCT. This notice has been placed to alert the Sector of a specific requirement. Any future procurement exercise will be conducted in accordance with the information contained in any final published tender documentation.Value not stated

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-06d198
Status
planned
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Communication

Future Notice Date
6 Aug 2026, 00:00

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
This is a PIN by the NHSCT for an Early Market Engagement (NOT a Call for Tender) to ascertain current capacity in the market AND potential future capacity for the provision of bespoke single occupancy Learning Disability Supported Living Accommodation for a complex service user who presents with challenging behaviour. Given complexity, care must be provided in a 24/7 bespoke facility with anticipated 1:1 staffing ratio during wakening hours and general observations at night. The staffing ratio for personal care tasks can fluctuate between 2:1 to 3:1 staffing, which can fluctuate dependent on the care task being carried out. 3:1 staffing ratio required when in community settings. Accommodation in the preferred areas of Larne / Carrickfergus or the Trust will consider other Antrim / Ballymena areas as secondary options. Additional information: This is not a Call for Tender and there is no guarantee any procurement process will be run. Any interest shown by Providers will be further explored but this does not constitute a commitment to progress in a procurement exercise. Failure to show interest does not restrict providers from participating in any future procurement exercise held by NHSCT. This notice has been placed to alert the Sector of a specific requirement. Any future procurement exercise will be conducted in accordance with the information contained in any final published tender documentation.
Status
planned

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Northern Health and Social Care Trust
Id
GB-FTS-123358

Identifier

Legal Name
Northern Health and Social Care Trust

Address

Street Address
Spruce House, Braid Valley Site, Cushendall Road
Locality
Ballymena
Region
UK
Postal Code
BT43 6HL
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
07
Description
Health

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Ballymena · UK · BT43 6HL · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 069567-2026planning ·