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title: "Soft Market Test - Transitions Services for Young Adults aged 18-25 with Disabilities and/or Complex Needs"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soft-market-test-transitions-services-for-young-adults-aged-18-25-with-disabilities-and-or-ocds-h6vhtk-058258"
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# Soft Market Test - Transitions Services for Young Adults aged 18-25 with Disabilities and/or Complex Needs

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soft-market-test-transitions-services-for-young-adults-aged-18-25-with-disabilities-and-or-ocds-h6vhtk-058258). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Peterborough City Council: "Soft Market Test - Transitions Services for Young Adults aged 18-25 with Disabilities and/or Complex Needs". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Peterborough City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/peterborough-city-council-ons-e06000031)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH11
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soft-market-test-transitions-services-for-young-adults-aged-18-25-with-disabilities-and-or-ocds-h6vhtk-058258#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-058258`

## 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/soft-market-test-transitions-services-for-young-adults-aged-18-25-with-disabilities-and-or-ocds-h6vhtk-058258#tl-md)

## Description
As part of Peterborough City Council's (PCC) Corporate Strategy (2025), specifically the Prevention, Independence & Resilience priority, PCC are looking to increase the opportunities for those with disabilities and/or complex needs transitioning into adulthood.
We are seeking to engage with providers who would be interested in delivering services for young adults (18-25 years) with disabilities, where outcomes to be achieved align with the four elements of Preparing for Adulthood:
1. Independent living
2. Employment & careers
3. Community inclusion
4. Good health
This Preliminary Market Engagement is a follow on from a previous Preliminary Market Engagement carried out in August 2025 (Ref: DN785713); this was carried out to understand the current market and inform future service design, and confirmed market interest in delivering services targeted at 18 to 25 year olds with disabilities and/or complex needs.
Please note: this market testing exercise is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest. This soft market testing exercise is being conducted purely as a scoping exercise and there is no guarantee it will lead to a commissioning exercise or procurement. This document does not form any part of an invitation to tender; PCC are issuing this request for information only. No supplier selection or supplier preference is implied.
For more information and to respond, please use the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=5cd16e75-17f5-f011-813c-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 20/01/2026 to 09/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004181-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-19T09:27:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-31T06:57:17.345Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-058258