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26040 Cambridgeshire County Council Specialist Single Bed Service for Adults with LD/A

Buyer: Cambridgeshire County Council →

BuyerCambridgeshire County Council
Statusplanning
DeadlineNot published
Value£14,000,000
Published1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

This Preliminary Market Engagement seeks to engage the market in Cambridgeshire in developing future specialist single service residential beds for adults who have a learning disability and/or are autistic (Adults with LD/A). The beds will offer a temporary stay away from the person's usual place of residence and delay the need for more intensive support whilst maximising safety, dignity and independence. The two areas below have been identified as areas for development. To respond to this PME, follow the link below and express an interest in the advert on ProContract (you will need to login or set up an account on ProContract first), you will then have access to the PME via 'My Activities' on the home page, a link to a survey is contained within the PME document. https://procontract.due-north.com/Supplier/Advert/View?advertId=089af3fb-f02c-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=False&fromRfxSummary=False&selectWorkgroup=False&fromAdvertEvent=False&fromActivityDashboard=False

Delivery location

UKH12, GB

Categories

Welfare services for disabled people 85311200

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanning
Contract periodFrom 1 Apr 2027 to 31 Mar 2032
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Welfare services for disabled peopleNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 85. The category anchor is Welfare services for disabled people (85311200); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 8518,4951 median · 30.5 average (8,768 of 18,495 with a bid count)2 average (9,740 of 18,495 with named award suppliers)10 comparable price pairs
Same buyer25Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKH121423 median · 6.1 average (93 of 142 with a bid count)3.1 average (96 of 142 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)4915 median · 406 average (11 of 491 with a bid count)7.1 average (11 of 491 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Indicative price outcome

£9,108,393 is the median lowest-valid-bid benchmark for the broad CPV market sample, against this procedure’s published value of £14,000,000.

This is a historical comparator, not a bid-price forecast or a guaranteed saving. It excludes records where the published values cannot be sensibly compared and does not adjust for lot structure, quality weighting, framework terms or scope.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimelightTouch
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
Please follow the link to ProContract, where the PME document can be accessed including a link to an online form. Fist login or create a ProContract account, follow the link below and express an interest in the advert. This will add the PME to 'My Activities' on the home page, from there you can down load the PME document and access the online form. https://procontract.due-north.com/Supplier/Advert/View?advertId=089af3fb-f02c-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=False&fromRfxSummary=False&selectWorkgroup=False&fromAdvertEvent=False&fromActivityDashboard=Falseengagement1 May 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-067a69
Latest release ID030204-2026
Latest release timestampWed Apr 01 2026 09:52:16 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanning
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£14,000,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
1 Apr 2026planning030204-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
1 Apr 2026 · 030204-2026 · planning
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