Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 11 Apr 2025, 10:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Market Engagement Event for Suppliers of Independent Supported Living for Adults with Mild/Moderate Needs

Official notice

Authority: South Tyneside Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Apr 2026from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 8 yrsends 31 Dec 2034 · starts 1 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is an early engagement event notice for suppliers of Independent Supported Living for Adults with mild/moderate needs interested in working with South Tyneside Council.

CPV: Health and social work services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
8 yrs from 1 Jan 2027

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 8 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2034 (8 yrs)
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Market Engagement Event for Suppliers of Independent Supported Living…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Apr 2025, 10:46 BST
Last source update
24 Oct 2025, 07:43 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068011
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North East (UKC22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050123 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

11 Apr 2025 → 1 Jan 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    11 Apr 2025, 10:46 BST
  2. Latest notice published374 days ago
    24 Oct 2025, 07:43 BST
  3. Market engagement337 days ago
    30 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT

    South Tyneside Council would like to invite you to a Supplier Engagement Event for Independent Supported Living for Adults with mild/moderate needs, to be held 10:00-12:00 Friday 14th November 2025 at One Trinity Green, Havelock Street, South Shields, NE33 5RW.

    The views of suppliers at this event will help inform the service model and subsequent tender exercise. This event will be focused on outline proposals and seek your feedback on how this could be delivered. We will also take you through the Council's tender requirements and potential timeline.

    Development of proposals to date has been informed by co-production work with users of services, families/carers, and wider professionals. We will present an overview on the day of the event, with a view to hearing your feedback on our proposals to further shape the service specification and contract requirements. We do hope you can join us. To register your interest or if you have any questions please contact

    [email protected].

    Due to limitations on the capacity of the venue, places are limited to 1 or 2 representatives per supplier and are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

    Participation or non-participation in this supplier market engagement event shall not prevent any supplier participating in any potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of this process shall place any supplier at an advantage in any potential procurement process. Participation in the market engagement process will be at each supplier's own cost. No expense in responding to this process will be reimbursed by the Council.

  4. Tender notice expected215 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Today
    3 Nov 2026
  6. Contract startsin 58 days
    1 Jan 2027

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Apr 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    11 Apr 2025, 10:46 BST
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    24 Oct 2025, 07:43 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Tyneside Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYPB-8737-VBHG Town Hall and Civic Offices, Westoe Road, South Shields, North East, NE33 2RLContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure