Planning

Preliminary Market Engagement - Short Breaks Play Service

  • Halton Borough Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-043575

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-056754

Published 28 July 2025, 3:48pm



Scope

Description

A Preliminary Market Engagement is being conducted by the Council to to establish if there are suitable organisations that could provide a Short Breaks Play Service for disabled children to meet the required scope of the service.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
  • 3 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

Contract locations

  • UKD71 - East Merseyside

Engagement

Engagement deadline

26 August 2025

Engagement process description

A service specification and questionnaire has been published on the Chest for interested organisations to complete.

To view this please visit www.the-chest.org.uk and search for project ID DN783923.


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Procedure

Special regime

Light touch


Contracting authority

Halton Borough Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLTJ-1788-CBLR

Municipal Building

Widnes

WA8 7QF

United Kingdom

Region: UKD71 - East Merseyside

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government