Planning

Community and Supported Living Light Touch Framework - Pre-Market Engagement

  • Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-077398

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05e990

Published 26 November 2025, 4:00pm



Scope

Reference

P526

Description

The Council plans to conduct a procurement process to establish a framework of providers for Adult Community and Supported Living Services within the Barnsley Local Authority area. The framework is with regard to new service provision. The Framework supports adults in Barnsley to live independently in the community and focuses on the principles of maximising and sustaining independent living, choice, involvement and inclusion through person centred approaches that help individuals to live ordinary lives in the community of Barnsley. The Framework is for providers who want to support people in their own home and also providers who want to develop supported living services in Barnsley. A supplier presentation briefing session will be held on Monday 15th December at 13:00 via MS Teams. The session is expected to last no more than 1 hour. A maximum of two representatives per supplier organisation may attend the session. For further information, please download and review the Pre-Market Engagement - Document for Suppliers. To confirm attendance to the session, please complete and submit Appendix 1 via YORtender by the deadline of 12noon on 12/12/2025. Please note that the length of the framework has not yet been determined, this will be confirmed when the tender documents are published. The value and contract dates used within this notice are estimates and still to be confirmed.

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Total value (estimated)

  • £0 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 August 2026 to 1 August 2031
  • 5 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services
  • 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Engagement

Engagement deadline

12 December 2025

Engagement process description


Participation

Particular suitability

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

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

16 December 2025


Contracting authority

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYHH-2597-YVZG

Town Hall

Barnsley, South Yorkshire

S70 2TA

United Kingdom

Contact name: Katie Tomlinson

Telephone: +44 0126000000

Email: katietomlinson@barnsley.gov.uk

Website: https://www.barnsley.gov.uk

Region: UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government