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Soft Market Testing Exercise- Short-term Emergency Placements

Wirral Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 10:47.

Opportunity overview

Wirral Council is undertaking a soft market testing and engagement exercise to explore viable options for the provision of short-term, emergency accommodation for APOC children and young people presenting in crisis, particularly where they would otherwise remain in hospital or other inappropriate settings.

Classification

  • CPV85311300 — Welfare services for children and young people

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
DN827438
Main Procurement Category
services
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
1 Jun 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 May 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85311300
Description
Welfare services for children and young people

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD74
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Soft Market Testing document to be completed by interested providers and uploaded via the Chest portal before 12 Noon on Wednesday 23rd September 2026. Soft Market Testing Exercise- Short-term Emergency Placements DN827438 https://procontract.due-north.com/register If you experience any technical difficulties registering or using The Chest, please contact support: Email: procontractsuppliers@proactis.com Telephone: 0330 005 0352
Due
23 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
081391-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
26 Aug 2026, 14:44
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Wirral Council
Id
GB-PPON-PBCP-8675-BHWT

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBCP-8675-BHWT

Address

Street Address
Town Hall, Brighton Street
Locality
Wallasey
Postal Code
CH44 8ED
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD74

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Wallasey · UKD74 · CH44 8ED · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD74 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 081391-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·