UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

Peterborough City Council is seeking to procure a specialist landscape contractor to undertake the dredging and restructure of three ponds in the Peterborough area. The three sites are as follows: • Cherry Orton Road. • Debdale Pond. • Stanground/Tenter Hill Pond. The successful bidder will be required to undertake the following actions: • De-silting of each pond and silt to be spread over the respective sites. • Re profiling of each pond. • Litter removal, noting that the log piles in the area must not be disturbed. The intended outcome of this activity is to increase biodiversity by maintaining the three sites as mosaic habitats of scrub, open water and marginal vegetation areas as breeding, feeding and hibernating areas for Great Crested Newts and other amphibians. The service will need to be carried out between the dates of 1st November 2026 -31st January 2027. The timing of vegetation removal in and around Great Crested Newt breeding sites must be carefully timed, and so the timings will need to be strictly adhered to by the successful contractor.

PCC intends to procure a Community Navigator and Well-being service, which aims to maintain and improve the health, wellbeing and independence of eligible adults in Peterborough. The service delivers an early intervention and prevention approach that focuses on people and their community's capacity to self-care and manage as the first option. The objective is to reduce the risk or deterioration of the person and subsequent increased reliance on statutory services. This service is part of a larger programme, the Front Door Reviews and Community Offer "which aims to deliver cost reductions and better long-term outcomes by supporting people through reviews and initial care/support planning, focusing on needs that can be met without formal care both at first contact and review. The Service will contribute to the Prevent, Reduce, and Delay agenda in a whole system approach contributing to reducing untimely and inappropriate use of Health and Social Care services. The contract will be for 2+1 years. The services are deemed within scope of the Light Touch Regime, however the contract value is below the relevant threshold.

Peterborough City Council intends to procure a high-quality, sustainable Infrastructure support organisation (ISO) to provide training, support and advice to the VCSE sector in Peterborough. The services will likely focus on the following areas: - VCSE capacity-building and organisational development - Governance, safeguarding, and quality support - Volunteer development and infrastructure - Intelligence, insight, and learning to support prevention and commissioning It is anticipated the Contract will commence on 1st December 2026.

Peterborough City Council (PCC) is undertaking a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise to inform the future commissioning of planned and predictable residential respite provision for older adults, delivered primarily within care home settings. This PME is intended to: · Test market appetite for delivering block commissioned, pre-bookable respite for older adults · Understand feasible delivery models, capacity, and service configurations · Identify workforce, regulatory, property and viability considerations · Gather indicative views on cost assumptions for planned respite · Inform the design of a future procurement, including the most appropriate compliant commissioning route This PME focuses on planned and predictable respite only and does not relate to permanent residential placements. Once you have expressed interest via the link to ProContract, you may access the PME document which includes the questions to be completed and returned via ProContract.

Peterborough City Council (PCC) is undertaking a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise to inform the future commissioning of specialist respite provision for adults aged 18 to 65, including transition age young adults (18-25). This includes people with: · Learning disabilities · Autism · Mental health needs · Complex behaviours and support needs This PME is intended to: · Test market appetite, feasibility and delivery models · Understand timescales, costs, risks and barriers · Inform the design of a future procurement, including whether this should be delivered via a full tender or alternative compliant routes. Once you have expressed interest, please download the preliminary market engagement document, which has further details concerning the scope, and questions to be answered and returned via

Peterborough City Council are holding an engagement event on Friday the 23rd May on Teams at 9:30 until 10:30 to discuss the Procurement of a Target Hardening Contract. Joining instructions below. Microsoft Teams Need help? Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 385 964 949 174 4 Passcode: Sq2EP7sD Service Requirements The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 has implemented a statutory requirement on Local Authorities to ensure there is safe accommodation for victims of domestic abuse. This includes target hardening measures to ensure victims of domestic abuse are able to stay in their own homes, when safe to do so. The bullet points below covers support for victims of domestic abuse through enhancing security measures at their own home to increase protection against perpetrators and enable victims to stay in their own homes. • The service is for the provision of support to approximately 175 people, around the enhancement of security measures in the homes of those who have been subjected to domestic abuse, and the perpetrator no longer lives in that home, in Peterborough. The providers of the scheme must: • Proactively source and receive referrals from Peterborough Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) Service, Cambridgeshire Constabulary, Cambridgeshire Victim and Witness Hub and other specialist Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Services in accordance with the Data Processing Agreement. • Prioritise referrals for high-risk victims of domestic abuse that have been or will be heard at MARAC (Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference) • Respond to referrals, with an initial contact, within 2 working days and a suitable appointment to complete works within 7 days • Provide victims with the knowledge to keep themselves safe and reduce the chance of repeat victimisation. • Install (and fund where appropriate) physical security upgrades, where necessary, as a way of providing practical and emotional reassurance. • The security measures offered should be reasonable, practical, necessary and appropriate according to the safety needs of victim/survivors and the conditions of the property. • As a minimum, the security measures applied must be to recognised British Standards and must comply with means of escape from fire requirements. • Highlight where additional needs have been identified, and work with specialist domestic abuse services to signpost/refer victims to appropriate support and/or community services. • Maintain details of all contact with victims and gather feedback from victims in line with the outcome monitoring requirements. • Develop and maintain effective links with partner agencies and other agencies (statutory and third sector) who support victims of domestic abuse.