Official UK procurement notice
Approved Provider List (APL) 4 - Community-Based Services
Authority: City of York Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCity of York Council is seeking to engage with potential providers ahead of a formal procurement process to establish an Approved Provider List (APL) 4 for the delivery of Community-Based Services across York.
This preliminary market engagement aims to:
- Inform the market of the Council's intentions
- Gather feedback to help shape the procurement approach
- Understand provider capacity, innovation, and interest
- Promote transparency and collaboration
The Council is committed to commissioning flexible, person-centred services that promote independence, wellbeing, and social inclusion. The APL will support the delivery of a wide range of community-based services that respond to local needs and priorities.
Scope of Services
The APL is expected to include, but not be limited to:
- Community outreach and engagement
- Support for independent living
- Day opportunities and social inclusion activities
- Peer support and befriending
- Services for culturally diverse communities
- Support for carers and families
- Preventative and early intervention services
CPV: Health and social work services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 3 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “Approved Provider List (APL) 4 - Community-Based Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Sept 2025, 14:58 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2025, 14:25 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057744- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059c64Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
17 Sept 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published17 Sept 2025, 14:58 BST
- Market engagement347 days ago17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
The City of York Council will be hosting a Market Engagement event for this upcoming procurement via a Teams video call starting from 1pm on Friday 31st October 2025. In order to be able to attend this event on Teams you will need to book tickets through the website www.eventbrite.co.uk ↗ and we have created a dedicated page and a link to this is provided below:
Eventbrite page for this market engagement event, here's the link for the notice: www.eventbrite.com/e/market-engagement-… ↗
The deadline for booking tickets and when the opportunity to attend the Teams video call Market Engagement event for APL4 - Community-Based Services is at 12:00noon on Tuesday 28th October 2025.
- Tender notice expected319 days ago15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts214 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Sept 2025- Pipeline notice published17 Sept 2025, 14:58 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published18 Sept 2025, 14:25 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender