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PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT SESSION ADULTS ADVOCACY TENDER

Buyer: Metropolitan borough of Bury →

BuyerMetropolitan borough of Bury
Statusplanning
DeadlineNot published
Value£900,000
Published12 Jun 2026

What is being bought

PURPOSE OF THE PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT Bury Council is inviting potential providers to participate in a Pre-Market Engagement (PME) session ahead of a formal procurement process for the adult Advocacy Service in Bury. The purpose of a Pre-Market Engagement session is to: 1. Share information about forthcoming activities and expectations. Please note length of contract is estimated only and may change, which includes contract value entirely 2. Gather feedback on service design, delivery models, and opportunities for innovation. 3. Ensure compliance with the Procurement Act 2023, promoting transparency and fair competition. 4. Outline the anticipated project timescales

Delivery location

UKD36, GB

Categories

Health and social work services 85000000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanning
Contract periodFrom 1 Feb 2027 to 31 Jan 2031
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Health and social work servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 85. The category anchor is Health and social work services (85000000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 8511,8221 median · 41.8 average (5,004 of 11,822 with a bid count)2.2 average (5,706 of 11,822 with named award suppliers)10 comparable price pairs
Same buyer5Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKD36291 median · 1.5 average (24 of 29 with a bid count)1.5 average (24 of 29 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)5423 median · 4.4 average (26 of 542 with a bid count)1.2 average (27 of 542 with named award suppliers)1 comparable price pairs

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Indicative price outcome

£585,540 is the median lowest-valid-bid benchmark for the broad CPV market sample, against this procedure’s published value of £900,000.

This is a historical comparator, not a bid-price forecast or a guaranteed saving. It excludes records where the published values cannot be sensibly compared and does not adjust for lot structure, quality weighting, framework terms or scope.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimelightTouch
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
To attend the Pre-Market engagement, you will need to submit an expressions of interest form, via the Proactis/CHEST portal, through the rfx section. https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?v=2 Those who submit the completed form, will be sent an invitation via microsoft teams, closer to the PME date but after expressions of interest date is closed. Please note Direct emails may not be replied to. Just clicking the express of interest button on the CHEST, wont guarantee an invitation.engagement3 Jul 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06b395
Latest release ID055484-2026
Latest release timestampFri Jun 12 2026 07:13:26 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanning
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£900,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
12 Jun 2026planningUpdate055484-2026
12 Jun 2026planning055483-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
12 Jun 2026 · 055484-2026 · planningUpdate
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