Coming up· published 1 Apr 2026
PRE-Market Engagement Session - Care at Home Tender
Metropolitan Borough of Bury · Bury, North West
Metropolitan Borough of Bury is planning PRE-Market Engagement Session - Care at Home Tender. It is a framework for home care and domiciliary care in Bury.
Source: Find a Tender, published 1 Apr 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 09:17
View notice2026
Pipeline notice published
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 08:01
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2029
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Metropolitan Borough of Bury is planning PRE-Market Engagement Session - Care at Home Tender. It is a framework for home care and domiciliary care in Bury. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £15,000,000. The contract runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029. It lasts 3 years.
It is run as a competitive flexible procedure. The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 1 April 2026. The notice number is 030092-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05eabe.
Summary of the contracting process
The public procurement process initiated by the Metropolitan Borough of Bury focuses on a pre-market engagement session for a "Care at Home" tender. This procurement falls under the "Health and Social Work Services" industry category, targeting service provision within the UK's Northwest region, specifically in area UKD36.
As of the most recent update, the process is in the planning stage, with a milestone event—a webinar scheduled for 9th December 2025 via MS Teams. Interested suppliers must submit their request to participate by 5th December 2025. This engagement is part of an above-threshold procurement subject to a light-touch regime, indicating a more flexible approach in tendering such services.
This opportunity presents notable potential for business growth, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs). The procurement method encourages innovative solutions to promote independence and enhance individual wellbeing, thereby opening numerous avenues for providers who can adapt their services to these requirements.
The contract period extends from 24th October 2026 to 23rd October 2028, with the possibility of renewal, offering a long-term engagement for successful bidders.
The notice in full
CARE AT HOME SERVICE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The main aims of the Care at Home service are to provide proactive and personalised care within the individual's home and community. This means that the service provider should work in a person-centred way and respond to a person's changing needs to preventing crisis situations from occurring.
This will address the person's social-care related quality of life as well as their wider wellbeing (for example housing, social inclusion, and environment) in line with their assessed needs and individual outcomes. The key principles behind this service will be reducing, preventing, or delaying the need for further care and support, promoting the statutory principle of individual wellbeing and introducing positive behavioural change to encourage independence where possible.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Domiciliary care
- Procurement type
- Framework
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 1 Nov 2026 to 31 Oct 2029 (3 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £15,000,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 030092-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05eabe
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Bury
- Town
- Bolton
- Postcode
- BL9 0SW
- Electoral ward
- Bury East
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Delivery area
- Greater Manchester North West
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Greater Manchester North East
- Area
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Metropolitan Borough of Bury
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Bury, BL9 0SW · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Pipeline notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030092-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077931-2025
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05eabe (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about PRE-Market Engagement Session - Care at Home Tender
When will the PRE-Market Engagement Session - Care at Home Tender tender open?
Metropolitan Borough of Bury has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the PRE-Market Engagement Session - Care at Home Tender contract worth?
The estimated value is £15,000,000. The contract runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for PRE-Market Engagement Session - Care at Home Tender?
Metropolitan Borough of Bury, based in Bury, North West.
How do I bid for PRE-Market Engagement Session - Care at Home Tender?
Register on the buyer's portal named in the notice, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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