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# Independent Market Assessment

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-market-assessment-ocds-h6vhtk-068348). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Lincolnshire County Council: "Independent Market Assessment". Published status: active. Published Value: £100,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: app.panacea-software.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Lincolnshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/lincolnshire-county-council-ons-e10000019)
- **Published Value:** £100,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 April 2026 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Market and economic research; polling and statistics
- **Delivery Location:** UKF3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-market-assessment-ocds-h6vhtk-068348#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-068348`

## 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/independent-market-assessment-ocds-h6vhtk-068348#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [app.panacea-software.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.panacea-software.com%2Flcc%2FeRFX-Suppliers%2FOpen.aspx%3FrequirementId%3D24016a65-27a6-48bc-b4a4-13d5d2fcc216)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-market-assessment-ocds-h6vhtk-068348#participate

## Description
Lincolnshire County Council is seeking an independent organisation to undertake a comprehensive, evidence‑based Market Assessment of the Residential and Nursing Care sector and the Community Supported Living (CSL) market within Lincolnshire. The assessment will provide the Council with a clear and robust understanding of current market conditions, cost drivers, sustainability challenges, future demand, and provider capacity.
The findings from this Independent Market Assessment will directly inform the Council’s decisions on both current and future fee‑setting for these services, as well as support the design, development, and implementation of future commissioning and contractual arrangements.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79300000, 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £100,000

- **Contract Period:** 26/05/2026 to 11/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F034325-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-15T14:23:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T10:38:33.231Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-068348