Planning

Specialist Services for Disabled Children, Young People and their Families

  • Derbyshire County Council

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-049124

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0512ed (view related notices)

Published 24 June 2025, 12:28pm

Last edited 15 August 2025, 12:55pm

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This notice has been edited. The previous version is still available.

due to a previous event on the 21st July 2025 being unsuccessful because of technical issues with MS teams we were unable to proceed.

this notice is now being updated to advise on the new event that is scheduled to take place on the 10th September 2025 10am - 12pm

Scope

Reference

CCS037

Description

Derbyshire County Council are looking to procure a Framework that will support children and young people with disabilities and / or additional needs

This includes: Physical impairments, sensory impairments, severe learning disabilities, children that are non-verbal, children who are receiving palliative care or have complex health needs , children with autistic spectrum disorders.

The aim of the framework is to deliver high quality, outcome driven, bespoke services to children, young people and their families via:

•Community based befriending and mentoring services

•Overnight short break provision

•Group Care

•Home care Services

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2032
  • 6 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

Contract locations

  • UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire

Engagement

Engagement deadline

10 September 2025

Engagement process description

The event will be held on Wednesday 10th September 2025 @ 10am - 12pm.

The event will be held online, via Teams and registration for the event can be accessed by following or copying the link into your web browser :

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e6eb29b4-acef-45a3-bffc-83930c5265b0@429a8eb3-3210-4e1a-aaa2-6ccde0ddabc5

Please ensure you have registered for the event in plenty of time prior to the event taking place. you should receive a registration email with a link to join the event.

Please could all registering participants complete the questionnaire by following this link https://forms.office.com/e/LGipJJGhpY we are kindly asking that this be completed prior to the event taking place.

The new Disabled Children's framework is due to start on 1st May 2026, and this event will focus on providing further information on the scoping and shaping of the new framework and additional information on the procurement process that will be undertaken.

There will be some short presentations delivered and the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the session.

Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Procedure

Special regime

Light touch

Contracting authority

Derbyshire County Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWZQ-2162-JJQL

County Hall

Matlock

DE4 3AG

United Kingdom

Email: Countyprocurementcompliance.team@derbyshire.gov.uk

Website: http://www.derbyhirecountycouncil.co.uk

Region: UKF13 - South and West Derbyshire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government