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Published 8 Sept 2026, 09:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CBC-2138-RFI-SK ( Request for Information) Social Isolation and Loneliness)

Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council (Local council)

ServicesLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH25)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Tender notice expected 1 Nov 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 1 yrup to 2 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Central Bedfordshire Council is undertaking a Request for Information (RFI) to inform the future commissioning of a Social Isolation and Loneliness Service. The purpose of this RFI is to engage with the market, gather information on potential service delivery models, and understand supplier capability and innovation.

The proposed service will support adults experiencing loneliness, social isolation, or reduced community engagement through outreach, befriending, signposting, wellbeing activities, and community-based interventions. The service aims to improve social connectedness, enhance wellbeing, increase access to local support and services, and enable individuals to live independently within their communities.

This RFI does not constitute a call for competition and is intended solely to inform future procurement activity.

CPV: Community health services · Guidance and counselling services · Social work services · Welfare services for the elderly · Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 1 yrSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2028 (1 yr) · up to 2 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: East of England
Extensions
Extension options published
85310000 Social work services85311100 Welfare services for the elderly85312300 Guidance and counselling services85312400 Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions85323000 Community health services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
8 Sept 2026, 09:50 BST
Last source update
8 Sept 2026, 09:50 BST
Authority reference
CBC-2138-RFI-SK
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Community health servicesGuidance and counselling servicesSocial work servicesWelfare services for the elderlyWelfare services not delivered through residential institutions
Delivery area
East of England (UKH25)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f42e

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published15 days ago
    8 Sept 2026, 09:50 BST
  2. Market engagementin 3 days
    25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTInterested organisations are invited to complete and submit the RFI questionnaire via the In-Tend portal by the stated deadline. Responses will be used to inform the Council's understanding of the market and potential future procurement options. Participation is voluntary and does not form part of any formal procurement or evaluation process.
  3. Tender notice expectedin 40 days
    1 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 190 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

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

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    8 Sept 2026, 09:50 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Central Bedfordshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVNH-1137-QJBX Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, East of England, SG17 5TQ [email protected] 03003006229

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure