Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 22 Apr 2025, 11:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

25064 Day Opportunities for Adults with a Learning Disability

Official notice

Authority: Cambridgeshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesUsing pre-Procurement Act commercial toolAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£40,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Nov 2032 · up to 30 May 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2027
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

In Cambridgeshire, day opportunities for people with learning disabilities and Autistic people are currently commissioned through a framework that started in 2018. Cambridgeshire County Council is now looking at co-producing a future commissioning model and wish to engage with potential providers of day opportunities.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

In Cambridgeshire, day opportunities for people with learning disabilities and Autistic people are currently commissioned through a framework that started in 2018. Cambridgeshire County Council is now looking at co-producing a future commissioning model and wish to engage with potential providers of day opportunities. It is expected that a new framework agreement will be in place by December 2027.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Dec 2027 – 30 Nov 2032 (5 yrs) · up to 30 May 2032 with extensions
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Using pre-Procurement Act commercial tool
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Call-off under a framework
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 Apr 2025, 11:02 BST
Last source update
28 Nov 2025, 14:02 GMT
Authority reference
25064
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078109
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050575 Find a Tender
Related procedures1
  • Call-off under framework LD Day Opportunities Framework

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

22 Apr 2025 → 1 Dec 2027 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    22 Apr 2025, 11:02 BST
  2. Latest notice published339 days ago
    28 Nov 2025, 14:02 GMT
  3. Market engagement337 days ago
    30 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT

    Over the coming few months there will be various engagements that will discuss the co-production process and gather further experience and input from providers.

    Cambridgeshire County Council invites providers of day opportunities to respond to a quick 6 question survey to dig deeper on provider experiences and thoughts on self-directed support options. It is intended to assess provider appetite and draw out any innovative ideas prior to our co-design workshops.

    forms.office.com/e/ATFNBj76dh ↗

  4. Today
    3 Nov 2026
  5. Contract startsin 392 days
    1 Dec 2027

Notice history

4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    22 Apr 2025, 11:02 BST
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    2 Sept 2025, 14:33 BST
    UK2
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    3 Oct 2025, 14:41 BST
    UK2
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    28 Nov 2025, 14:02 GMT
    UK2
Published amendments (1)

Amendment to change the estimated Contract start date and end dates

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-04: 1 release · 22 Apr 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cambridgeshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJVB-3262-VGVJ New Shire Hall Emery Crescent Enterprise Campus,, Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, East of England, PE28 4YEContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure