Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 25 Mar 2025, 16:08 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DHSC:OHID:Telecare and connectivity advice - Market Engagement

Official notice

Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£100,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 28 Apr 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 9 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 1 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DHSC is seeking market intelligence and market testing on the technical expertise given the complexity and potential risks for telecare users from the switchover to digital phonelines.

CPV: Systems and technical consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 9 moSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Jul 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (9 mo)
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
25 Mar 2025, 16:08 GMT
Last source update
25 Mar 2025, 16:08 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011205
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Systems and technical consultancy services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f8a1 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

25 Mar 2025 → 1 Jul 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    25 Mar 2025, 16:08 GMT
  2. Market engagement
    15 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST

    Market engagement event scheduled for 15th April 2025 from 11:00 – 12:30.

  3. Tender notice expected
    28 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    25 Mar 2025, 16:08 GMT
    UK2

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

DHSC, London

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PMQG-9965-CHZR 39 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0EUContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure