Closed tender

Soft Market Test - Services for Young Adults with Disabilities in Peterborough

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Topic
Social work and related services
Published
6 August 2025
Submission
15 September 2025

Tender description

Peterborough City Council are exploring opportunities to improve the transition to adulthood for those with disabilities and/or complex needs. As part of this, we are seeking to engage with providers who would be interested in delivering services for young adults (18-25) with disabilities, where outcomes to be achieved align with the four elements of Preparing for Adulthood: 1) Independent Living. 2) Employment & Careers. 3) Community Inclusion. 4) Health. This soft market testing exercise aims to gather information from providers in Peterborough regarding current or potential services to fit these requirements. Your responses will help us understand the existing provision, gauge market interest, and explore opportunities for future service development. Please note: this market testing exercise is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest. This soft market testing exercise is being conducted purely as a scoping exercise and there is no guarantee it will lead to a commissioning exercise or procurement. This document does not form any part of an invitation to tender; PCC are issuing this request for information only. No supplier selection or supplier preference is implied. Keywords: Community inclusion, Health, Young Adults, Independent living, Employment & careers, Disabilities

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published6 August 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date15 September 2025

About the buyer

Peterborough City Council is a local authority that procures works, goods and services through its own e-procurement system, ProContract. Contracts above the relevant thresholds also appear on Find a Tender. Registering on Find a Tender requires a GOV.UK One Login. Suppliers register only after winning a tender or being contacted directly by a service area. The Buying Support team then issues registration forms to successful suppliers. A separate payments team manages changes to registered suppliers' bank and contact details. ProContract also lists the council's existing contracts and their renewal dates.

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 Peterborough City Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, software and information systems and construction work.

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  • 85300000 · Social work and related services

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