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Further market engagement for Short Breaks services

London Borough of Camden · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 22:17.

Opportunity overview

Following the previous market engagement held in April 2026, the London Boroughs of Camden and Islington are holding a third market engagement event to discuss the Short Breaks service. Camden Council is undertaking an online pre-market engagement exercise to inform the development of its procurement strategy and requirements. The engagement event will provide interested organisations with an opportunity to learn more about the Council's objectives, proposed scope, and procurement approach, and to provide feedback, insights, and suggestions that may help shape the future procurement. Participation in this engagement process is voluntary and will not influence the evaluation of any future tender submissions. The details are as below: Time and date: 2pm to 3:30pm on Wednesday 9th September 2026 Location: via Microsoft Teams Both boroughs seek to appoint a number of providers to the new joint borough Framework which aims to commence on or around 1st April 2027. Please read the attached document for more information and if you would like to attend the engagement event and/or submit any questions prior to the event, please use the messaging facility within ProContracts in the first instance. Alternatively, if you are experiencing problems accessing ProContracts and wish to attend this session, please email helen.mannion@camden.gov.uk, copying stephen.spencer@camden.gov.uk, no later than 1pm on Monday 7th September 2026. You will need to provide the organisation name who will likely participate in the process , the full name name of attendee, their position, email address and contact number.

Classification

  • CPV85300000 — Social work and related 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-06e7e6
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
14 Sept 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2035, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85300000
Description
Social work and related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI31
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Time and date: 2pm to 3:30pm on Wednesday 9th September 2026 Location: via Microsoft Teams Both boroughs seek to appoint a number of providers to the new joint borough Framework which aims to commence on or around 1st April 2027. Please read the attached document for more information and if you would like to attend the engagement event and/or submit any questions prior to the event, please use the messaging facility within ProContracts in the first instance. Alternatively, if you are experiencing problems accessing ProContracts and wish to attend this session, please email helen.mannion@camden.gov.uk, copying stephen.spencer@camden.gov.uk, no later than 1pm on Monday 7th September 2026. You will need to provide the organisation name who will likely participate in the process , the full name name of attendee, their position, email address and contact number.
Due
8 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
079128-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
19 Aug 2026, 15:45
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
London Borough of Camden
Id
GB-PPON-PZXL-5842-VBBG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZXL-5842-VBBG

Address

Street Address
London Borough of Camden
Locality
London
Postal Code
N1C 4AG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Name
Michael Sargeant
Telephone
+44 2079746605

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI31 · N1C 4AG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI31 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 079128-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·