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title: "Blaby District Council Lightbulb Service - Soft Market Testing for Assistive & Smart Technology"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/blaby-district-council-lightbulb-service-soft-market-testing-for-assistive-smart-technolog-ocds-h6vhtk-0385f2"
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# Blaby District Council Lightbulb Service - Soft Market Testing for Assistive & Smart Technology

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/blaby-district-council-lightbulb-service-soft-market-testing-for-assistive-smart-technolog-ocds-h6vhtk-0385f2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Blaby District Council: "Blaby District Council Lightbulb Service - Soft Market Testing for Assistive & Smart Technology". 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:** [Blaby District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/blaby-district-council-ons-e07000129)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF22
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0385f2`

## 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/blaby-district-council-lightbulb-service-soft-market-testing-for-assistive-smart-technolog-ocds-h6vhtk-0385f2#tl-md)

## Description
Please note: This is a soft market testing exercise and NOT a procurement.
Blaby District Council Lightbulb Service are seeking views on the provision of Specialist Assistive and Smart Technology Service as part of Disabled Facility Grant Extensions. Interested parties are invited to complete the accompanying questionnaire and return by noon Fri 16th December via the East Midlands Procurement Portal - Home (eastmidstenders.org). The estimated annual spend on these services is subject to available funding but could be up to £100k pa. You will find further details of the requirement, including the type of services and the geographic area in which they will be required, in the accompanying questionnaire.
Participation (or non-participation) in this soft marketing exercise will neither confer an advantage or disadvantage on a potential supplier should they participate in any subsequent procurement for these services.
All responses will be treated in confidence.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKF

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F032699-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-11-17T19:20:42.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T23:43:31.308Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0385f2