Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 17 Sept 2026, 08:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Expression of Interest - Specialised Support for an Individual with Complex Needs

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council (Local council)

ServicesLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Budget not disclosed Value not published
Tender notice expected 30 Oct 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsup to 6 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Buckinghamshire Council is seeking expressions of interest from organisations with the capability, capacity and experience to deliver specialised support for an individual with complex needs.

The service provides specialised residential support for an individual with complex needs. The Individual has a learning disability, autism, ADHD, and behaviours that can challenge. It was established as a bespoke residential placement following a transition from long-term hospital care, with the environment carefully adapted to ensure safety, structure, and therapeutic benefit. Located near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, the service delivers intensive staffing and tailored interventions aimed at maintaining stability, promoting engagement, and reducing incidents.

Looking ahead, the service will remain a residential provision whilst continuing to focus on promoting independence, developing daily living skills, and maximising opportunities for meaningful community participation. The long-term vision is to support the individual to achieve the highest possible level of independence and quality of life within a safe and sustainable residential environment. As the individual’s skills, resilience, and confidence increase, support arrangements will be regularly reviewed to explore opportunities for the gradual and safe reduction of care levels where appropriate, ensuring that any changes are outcome-focused, person-centred, and responsive to assessed need.

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Estimated Contract Commencement: 1st April 2027

Estimated Contract Term: 36 months with an option to extend for a further 36 months

CPV: Health and social work services · Residential health facilities services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 6 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions
Extension options published
85000000 Health and social work services85144000 Residential health facilities 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
17 Sept 2026, 08:56 BST
Last source update
17 Sept 2026, 08:56 BST
Authority reference
BC/0001910
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesResidential health facilities services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0773f9

How it was run

Submission deadline

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published3 days ago
    17 Sept 2026, 08:56 BST
  2. Market engagementin 13 days
    2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    Buckinghamshire Council is seeking expressions of interest from organisations with the capability, capacity and experience to deliver specialised support for an individual with complex needs. The service provides specialised residential support for an individual with complex needs. The Individual more…has a learning disability, autism, ADHD, and behaviours that can challenge. It was established as a bespoke residential placement following a transition from long-term hospital care, with the environment carefully adapted to ensure safety, structure, and therapeutic benefit. Located near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, the service delivers intensive staffing and tailored interventions aimed at maintaining stability, promoting engagement, and reducing incidents. Looking ahead, the service will remain a residential provision whilst continuing to focus on promoting independence, developing daily living skills, and maximising opportunities for meaningful community participation. The long-term vision is to support the individual to achieve the highest possible level of independence and quality of life within a safe and sustainable residential environment. As the individual’s skills, resilience, and confidence increase, support arrangements will be regularly reviewed to explore opportunities for the gradual and safe reduction of care levels where appropriate, ensuring that any changes are outcome-focused, person-centred, and responsive to assessed need. Estimated Contract Commencement: 1st April 2027 Estimated Contract Term: 36 months with an option to extend for a further 36 months To respond to this Expression of Interest please do so by completing the 'Submission Document' within the documents on Council's procurement portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/buckinghamshire-council. If you have not yet registered, please ensure you do so via the portal in order to access the documentation. The EOI will remain open until 12:00 noon (midday) on Friday 2nd October 2026. For ease of access, you may copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/buckinghamshire-council Please note that all queries relating to this EOI must be submitted via the In-Tend portal.
  3. Tender notice expectedin 41 days
    30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 193 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

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Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
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Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    17 Sept 2026, 08:56 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Buckinghamshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCLJ-2677-YQXD The Gateway, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury, South East, HP198FF [email protected]
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Official documents & specifications (1)

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