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All-Age Independence Development and Enabling (IDE) Service

Buyer: Swindon Borough Council →

BuyerSwindon Borough Council
Statusplanning
DeadlineNot published
Value£52,000
Published25 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Swindon Borough Council is seeking engagement and intelligence in relation to an opportunity to establish an All-Age Independence Development and Enabling (IDE) service that through short term outcome-based intervention will support people to develop skills that equips them to live as independent a life as possible and also supports Swindon Borough Council (SBC) to fulfil their obligations under the Care Act, 2014. We want to gather information to develop an approach with people aged 16 - 25, potentially bringing into scope, 'all age' if proof of concept is established. This market assessment is not part of the procurement process, but is purely investigative in nature, to assist the Council in potentially defining a specification and contract for a pilot as proof of concept. This advert relates to a 'soft market testing' exercise only and is NOT a call for competition. Any contracts for services or supplies relating to this exercise may be subject to separate procurement process(es) in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. Swindon Borough Council will include providers who have engaged in this SME in any potential RFQ process related to this pilot. All participants in this 'soft market testing' exercise shall be responsible for their own costs (including third party costs) and the Contracting Authority shall have no liability to any participant. The purpose of this Soft Market Test is to gain intelligence on the supply market for Swindon Borough Council's potential requirements, including information that will shape the most appropriate structure and plan for any potential competitive procurement exercise, to gather engagement on the outcomes that might support people's increased independence through a short term enablement approach, and to quasi test identified outcomes and approach The estimated value for the pilot contract is £52,000 for an initial 6 month pilot . And may be extended by up to a further twelve months with the agreement of both parties. I am requesting completion of simple questionnaire; we encourage providers to engage with people who use their services. or the avoidance of doubt, no information provided in response to this questionnaire will be used by the Council in assessing providers during any future procurement process. To participate in the Preliminary Market Engagement Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the PME documents. Responses are required to be submitted no later than 8th July 2025, 14:00 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/’

Delivery location

UKK14, GB

Categories

Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions 85312400

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanning
Contract periodFrom 1 Oct 2025 to 31 Mar 2026

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Welfare services not delivered through residential institutionsNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 85. The category anchor is Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions (85312400); 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 8538,3711 median · 19.7 average (22,930 of 38,371 with a bid count)1.8 average (24,591 of 38,371 with named award suppliers)10 comparable price pairs
Same buyer34Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKK14661 median · 23.4 average (18 of 66 with a bid count)2.7 average (20 of 66 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)3231 median · 2.4 average (12 of 323 with a bid count)1 average (16 of 323 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

£33,831 is the median lowest-valid-bid benchmark for the broad CPV market sample, against this procedure’s published value of £52,000.

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
Swindon Borough Council is seeking engagement and intelligence in relation to an opportunity to establish an All-Age Independence Development and Enabling (IDE) service that through short term outcome-based intervention will support people to develop skills that equips them to live as independent a life as possible and also supports Swindon Borough Council (SBC) to fulfil their obligations under the Care Act, 2014. We want to gather information to develop an approach with people aged 16 - 25, potentially bringing into scope, 'all age' if proof of concept is established. This market assessment is not part of the procurement process, but is purely investigative in nature, to assist the Council in potentially defining a specification and contract for a pilot as proof of concept. This advert relates to a 'soft market testing' exercise only and is NOT a call for competition. Any contracts for services or supplies relating to this exercise may be subject to separate procurement process(es) in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. Swindon Borough Council will include providers who have engaged in this SME in any potential RFQ process related to this pilot. All participants in this 'soft market testing' exercise shall be responsible for their own costs (including third party costs) and the Contracting Authority shall have no liability to any participant. The purpose of this Soft Market Test is to gain intelligence on the supply market for Swindon Borough Council's potential requirements, including information that will shape the most appropriate structure and plan for any potential competitive procurement exercise, to gather engagement on the outcomes that might support people's increased independence through a short term enablement approach, and to quasi test identified outcomes and approach The estimated value for the pilot contract is £52,000 for an initial 6 month pilot . And may be extended by up to a further twelve months with the agreement of both parties. I am requesting completion of simple questionnaire; we encourage providers to engage with people who use their services. or the avoidance of doubt, no information provided in response to this questionnaire will be used by the Council in assessing providers during any future procurement process. To participate in the Preliminary Market Engagement Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the PME documents. Responses are required to be submitted no later than 8th July 2025, 14:00 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/’engagement8 Jul 2025scheduled

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-055247
Latest release ID035038-2025
Latest release timestampWed Jun 25 2025 11:24:51 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 thresholdNo
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£52,000
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
25 Jun 2025planningUpdate035038-2025
24 Jun 2025planning034606-2025

All source data

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

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24 Jun 2025 · 034606-2025 · planning
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    "description": "Swindon Borough Council is seeking engagement and intelligence in relation to an opportunity to establish an All-Age Independence Development and Enabling (IDE) service that through short term outcome-based intervention will support people to develop skills that equips them to live as independent a life as possible and also supports Swindon Borough Council (SBC) to fulfil their obligations under the Care Act, 2014. We want to gather information to develop an approach with people aged 16 – 25, potentially bringing into scope, ‘all age’ if proof of concept is established.\nSwindon Borough Council is seeking input from the market for the supply of a community-based enablement approach for people of all ages.\nThis market assessment is not part of the procurement process, but is purely investigative in nature, to assist the Council in potentially defining a specification and contract for a pilot as proof of concept. This advert relates to a ‘soft market testing’ exercise only and is NOT a call for competition. Any contracts for services or supplies relating to this exercise may be subject to separate procurement process(es) in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. Swindon Borough Council will include providers who have engaged in this SME in any potential RFQ process related to this pilot.  All participants in this ‘soft market testing’ exercise shall be responsible for their own costs (including third party costs) and the Contracting Authority shall have no liability to any participant.\nThe purpose of this Soft Market Test is to gain intelligence on the supply market for Swindon Borough Council’s potential requirements, including information that will shape the most appropriate structure and plan for any potential competitive procurement exercise, to gather engagement on the outcomes that might support people’s increased independence through a short term enablement approach, and to quasi test identified outcomes and approach\nThe estimated value for the pilot contract is £52,000 for an initial 6 month pilot . And may be extended by up to a further twelve months with the agreement of both parties.\nI am requesting completion of simple questionnaire; we encourage providers to engage with people who use their services.  The closing date for the soft market testing is mid-day 8th July 2025. For the avoidance of doubt, no information provided in response to this questionnaire will be used by the Council in assessing providers during any future procurement process.",
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        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
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