Market Engagement Exercise: Meet The Buyer Event for Newham Pseudo-Dynamic Purchasing Scheme Lot 1, covering Round 6 reopening of the PDPS and a potential upcoming mini-competition - Clova Road mini-tender under the PDPS.

What this is

London Borough of Newham is hosting a virtual Meet the Buyer market engagement event (28 January 2026) tied to its Pseudo-Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS) for social care/supported accommodation services. The event covers Round 6 reopening of the PDPS Lot 1 and a potential upcoming mini-competition for Clova Road, a new 8-bed home for young people aged 18-25 opening in 2027. This is a market engagement notice, not an invitation to tender; suppliers must be registered on the PDPS (Round 6 entry planned to extend to 12/03/2026) to take part in the future mini-competition.

Key points

• Market engagement / Meet the Buyer event, not an invitation to tender
• Must be registered on the Newham PDPS Lot 1 to bid in the Clova Road mini-competition
• PDPS Round 6 entry planned to extend to 12/03/2026

Who can bid

Organisations must be admitted to the Newham PDPS Lot 1 through the PCR 2015 selection process; new suppliers must submit their request for entry before the round closes (planned extension to 12/03/2026), then are assessed and, if successful, admitted onto the PDPS.

How it is scored

Not stated. Admission is via the PDPS selection process; a subsequent mini-competition for Clova Road would be run via Lot 1 of the PDPS subject to the Council's corporate and governance approvals.

Money

No estimated value stated in this notice.

How to submit

This is a market engagement Meet the Buyer event (virtual, 28 January 2026 at 10:30am), not an invitation to tender. Interested suppliers join the PDPS via the selection process referenced in Contract Notice 2025/S 000-075111.

Clarifications

The event itself is the opportunity to ask questions about the PDPS Lot 1 Round 6 and the Clova Road mini-tender process.

Classification

CPV 85300000 — Social work and related services London