The Provision of Personal & Social Care at The Croft, Abbots Road, Newtownabbey for People Living with Dementia

Opportunity overview

This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) is being published by Regional Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS), on behalf of the Northern Health and Social Care Trust (the Trust), for the purposes of informing and engaging with interested providers regarding the upcoming procurement for the Provision of Personal and Social Care at The Croft, Abbots Road, Newtownabbey for People Living with Dementia. The Trust wishes to award a Contract with one provider to deliver Personal and Social Care (Domiciliary Care) to people living with dementia, in the housing support model at The Croft; 24 co-located self-contained units on a single site. The complete model is one in which Personal and Social Care (Domiciliary Care) and the Housing Support are both delivered by one provider. This engagement will take the form of an engagement paper and questionnaire, which interested providers are invited to complete. The CP13 PME Questionnaire Explanatory Document should be read in conjunction with the CP12 PME Questionnaire (Appendix 1) and the PME Notice. The purpose of this PME exercise is to raise awareness of an upcoming procurement, gauge the level of interest in the provision of such services, make interested providers aware in advance of the key service requirements, the introduction of the Procurement Act 2023 and Northern Ireland Procurement Policy Note's (PPN's) relating to Social Value and Human Rights, cyber security requirements, sustainability and net zero requirements, that will be included in any future tender. This notice has been placed for advertising purposes only. The procurement exercise will be conducted in accordance with the information contained in any final published tender documentation. There is no guarantee a procurement process will run.

Lot 1 — Contract lot

Suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.

Contract starts: 31 March 2027

Initial contract ends: 31 March 2030

Maximum term ends: 31 March 2033

Contracting authority

The Northern Health and Social Care Trust Bretten Hall, Antrim Area Hospital, Bush Road, Antrim, BT41 2RL, UKN0D, United Kingdom Email: palssocialcare.sourcing@hscni.net

Procurement timetable and procedure

Special regime: Light Touch Regime

CPV Classification

85000000 — Health and social work services

TenderLab qualification first

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We examine the published participation conditions, service scope, geography, regulatory position, available evidence, mobilisation demands and commercial exposure with your team. We only confirm a full tender-writing engagement when the available information supports a responsible view that the provider meets the tender requirements.

If The Provision of Personal & Social Care at The Croft, Abbots Road, Newtownabbey for People Living with Dementia is a credible fit, we can map the scored requirements, gather operational evidence and build the response around the buyer documents. The qualification check and any writing support do not guarantee an award; the contracting authority makes the final decision.