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title: "25047 Pre-Market Engagement - Medical Advisor (Adoption & Fostering Services)"
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# 25047 Pre-Market Engagement - Medical Advisor (Adoption & Fostering Services)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/25047-pre-market-engagement-medical-advisor-adoption-fostering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05068a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cambridgeshire County Council: "25047 Pre-Market Engagement - Medical Advisor (Adoption & Fostering Services)". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Cambridgeshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cambridgeshire-county-council-ons-e10000003)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Medical specialist services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH12
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05068a`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/25047-pre-market-engagement-medical-advisor-adoption-fostering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05068a#tl-md)

## Description
Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking Market Engagement in regard to the provision medical assessments for children open to the adoption and fostering services, as well as prospective adopters, fosterers and special guardians.
The Council is required to recommission this service due to the natural expiry of the current contract. The procurement is currently scheduled to launch in Autumn 2025, with the aim of having a new service in place by April 2026 (dates subject to change).
This advertisement is issued under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) of the Healthcare Services Regulations 2023.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKH

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016610-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-23T15:05:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T14:40:44.821Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05068a