Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 6 Nov 2026, 10:33 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Public Health Nursing · UK public procurement notice

Authority: South Gloucestershire Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£1pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Feb 2027from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 7 yrsends 31 Mar 2035 · up to 31 Mar 2038 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2028
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Public Health Nursing (PHN) services play a key role in improving the health and wellbeing of children, young people and families and reducing health inequalities. Through health visiting, school nursing and targeted interventions, PHN services provide prevention, early help and support at key stages of life, promoting healthy development, wellbeing and safeguarding in South Gloucestershire while helping to identify and respond to emerging needs at the earliest opportunity.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Public Health Nursing Marget Engagement Event

Public Health Nursing (PHN) services play a key role in improving the health and wellbeing of children, young people and families and reducing health inequalities. Through health visiting, school nursing and targeted interventions, PHN services provide prevention, early help and support at key stages of life, promoting healthy development, wellbeing and safeguarding in South Gloucestershire while helping to identify and respond to emerging needs at the earliest opportunity.

CPV: Community health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 7 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2028 – 31 Mar 2035 (7 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2038 with extensions
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published

How South Gloucestershire Council buys Social services (CPV 8532), and who usually turns up

South Gloucestershire Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Social services (CPV 8532) →

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How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerSouth Gloucestershire Council · division 85
The marketSocial services (CPV 8532) · South West England
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
i

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Buyer: 9 of 15 known-size awards · market: CPV 8532 · South West England, n=142
60%73%

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.

How often do local suppliers win?
i

Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in South West England.

Buyer: 11 of 16 known-location awards · market: CPV 8532 · South West England, n=177
69%68%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.

How long to a decision?
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Buyer: no decision dates published · market: CPV 8532 · South West England, n=5
—39 days

Half of these awards have an award date within 39 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
i

Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.

Buyer: at least 12 of 15 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: CPV 8532 · South West England, n=150
80%84%

Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.

How many bids did past lots attract?

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This buyer13 lots with bid counts · all categories
15% had one bid
The market17 lots with bid counts · CPV 8532 · South West England
24% had one bid
% of lots with a published bid count: this buyer (13) / the market (17) · select a colour for counts
1 bid15% / 24%
Buyer: 2 of 13 lots with published bid counts. Market: 4 of 17 lots with published bid counts.
2–38% / 24%
Buyer: 1 of 13 lots with published bid counts. Market: 4 of 17 lots with published bid counts.
4–646% / 24%
Buyer: 6 of 13 lots with published bid counts. Market: 4 of 17 lots with published bid counts.
7+31% / 29%
Buyer: 4 of 13 lots with published bid counts. Market: 5 of 17 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

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This buyer16 lots with estimate and award · all categories
31% below estimate
The market9 lots with estimate and award · CPV 8532 · South West England
33% below estimate
% of lots with an estimate and award: this buyer (16) / the market (9) · select a colour for counts
Below estimate31% / 33%
Buyer: 5 of 16 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 3 of 9 lots with an estimate and award.
Within ±2%50% / 67%
Buyer: 8 of 16 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 6 of 9 lots with an estimate and award.
Above estimate19% / 0%
Buyer: 3 of 16 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 0 of 9 lots with an estimate and award.
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Assess each lot
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Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #1CPV 853284 monthsSME suitableNo real estimate
Expected competition
i

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 17 past lots.

—No model forecast yet24% chance of a single bid
Past bids on 17 similar lots
1 bid24%
4 of 17 similar past lots received 1 bid (24%).
2–324%
4 of 17 similar past lots received 2–3 (24%).
4–624%
4 of 17 similar past lots received 4–6 (24%).
7+29%
5 of 17 similar past lots received 7+ (29%).
Comparable past lots usually drew 4 bids.
Commercial price forecast
i

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

—No real estimate
The buyer published £1 as the estimate (a placeholder, not the contract’s value), so there is nothing to forecast against.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.

About this data
  • Estimates, labelled. The price range, possible competitors and earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards, not published facts, win chances or price advice. The buyer’s own record and the wider market are shown apart, never mixed.
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender and Contracts Finder), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0, updated through the day and rebuilt nightly. Not every figure uses both feeds, and each one shows how many records it rests on: see the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

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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
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 Nov 2026, 10:33 GMT
Last source update
6 Nov 2026, 10:33 GMT
Authority reference
DN834850
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-105565
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Community health services
Delivery area
South West (UKK12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b61e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

6 Nov 2026 → 1 Apr 2028 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published8 days ago
    6 Nov 2026, 10:33 GMT
  2. Today
    14 Nov 2026
  3. Market engagementin 9 days
    23 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

    South Gloucestershire Council (the Council) is seeking to undertake preliminary market engagement to inform the future commissioning of Public Health Nursing (PHN) services for children, young people and families in South Gloucestershire.

    The PHN service is currently delivered as part of the wider Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Integrated Care Board (ICB) commissioned Children's Community Health Partnership (CCHP) contract.

    This market engagement is separate from, but builds on, the earlier market engagement undertaken by BNSSG ICB in relation to the wider CCHP contract.

    South Gloucestershire Council is reviewing future PHN commissioning arrangements to ensure they continue to meet the needs of children, young people and families, improve outcomes, reduce health inequalities and support the delivery of a high-quality, integrated service.

    The future scope and delivery model for PHN services in South Gloucestershire is currently under consideration. Through this preliminary market engagement, the

    Council is seeking to better understand provider perspectives on future service delivery, including:

    • provider capability, capacity and interest in delivering this service
    • emerging models of delivery
    • opportunities for innovation and service improvement
    • opportunities for partnership and integrated working
    • workforce considerations
    • factors that may support service efficiency, resilience and long-term service sustainability.

    Feedback received through this engagement process will be considered alongside other sources of evidence and intelligence to inform future commissioning intentions, service design considerations and procurement planning.

    The Council intends to commence market engagement with a virtual (MS TEAMS) event that will take place on Monday 23rd November 2026.

    Registration for the virtual market engagement event must be completed using the Microsoft Forms registration link available via www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗. Once registration form has been received by the Council, the MS TEAMS link will be provided to access the event.

    Participation is voluntary and open to all interested providers, including NHS organisations, independent sector organisations, voluntary and community sector organisations and partnerships or consortia.

    Providers should select ‘Register interest' to access all the available documentation through www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗ e-procurement portal, searching under South Gloucestershire Council for Public Health Nursing, reference: DN834850 via live opportunities.

    Disclaimer

    This preliminary market engagement event does not constitute the commencement of a formal procurement process, an invitation to tender, a request for quotation, or any commitment by South Gloucestershire Council to commence a procurement process or award any contract.

    Any future procurement will be conducted separately and in accordance with the relevant procurement legislation and the Council's procurement procedures.

    Participation, or non participation, in this preliminary market engagement exercise will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement process.

  4. Tender notice expectedin 79 days
    1 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2028, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    6 Nov 2026, 10:33 GMT
    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 Gloucestershire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCMC-1241-BLJQ Council Offices, Yate, South West, BS37 5AFContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure