Stale Pre-tender

25047 Pre-Market Engagement - Medical Advisor (Adoption & Fostering Services)

Details

Buyer: Cambridgeshire County Council
Topic: Medical specialist services
Published: 23 April 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking Market Engagement in regard to the provision medical assessments for children open to the adoption and fostering services, as well as prospective adopters, fosterers and special guardians. The Council is required to recommission this service due to the natural expiry of the current contract. The procurement is currently scheduled to launch in Autumn 2025, with the aim of having a new service in place by April 2026 (dates subject to change). This advertisement is issued under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) of the Healthcare Services Regulations 2023. Lot 1: Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking Market Engagement in regard to the provision medical assessments for children open to the adoption and fostering services, as well as prospective adopters, fosterers and special guardians. The Council is intends to recommission the current service for this requirement when it expires. That procurement is currently scheduled to launch in Autumn 2025, with the aim of having a new service in place by April 2026 (dates subject to change). Participation in the engagement exercise is not a mandatory requirement for participating in any potential future procurement. This advertisement is issued under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) of the Healthcare Services Regulations 2023.

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published23 April 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

Cambridgeshire County Council buys as a local authority for Cambridgeshire, with a dedicated procurement and commercial team supporting suppliers. Most tenders are published through ProContract, the council's electronic procurement system. Larger procurements also appear nationally on Find a Tender, the government's procurement portal. Health related contracts are commissioned through the Provider Selection Regime instead. The children's commissioning team runs dynamic purchasing systems for external placements, home and community support and supported accommodation for young people. A separate dynamic purchasing system covers education and social care transport, from minibuses to taxis.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Cambridgeshire County Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, construction work and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

85121200 · Medical specialist services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cambridgeshire-county-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cambridgeshire-county-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cambridgeshire-county-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cambridgeshire-county-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cambridgeshire-county-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cambridgeshire-county-council.gov