Coming up· published 22 May 2025
Complex Community Equipment Service
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council · Stockport, North West
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council is planning Complex Community Equipment Service. It is a contract for residential care and care home in Stockport.
Source: Find a Tender, published 22 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 12:05
View notice2025
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
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council is planning Complex Community Equipment Service. It is a contract for residential care and care home in Stockport. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2029. It lasts 3 years.
It is run as an open procedure. The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 22 May 2025. The notice number is 024769-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-051d86.
Summary of the contracting process
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council is in the planning stage of procuring a Complex Community Equipment Service. The procurement process is classified under Health and Social work services, with the aim to support the ageing population with specialist equipment, aligning with technological and medical advances for home care.
This open procedure intends to contract services within the UKD3 region of the UK and is scheduled to commence on 1st April 2026 with a potential renewal until 2031. The procurement notice is part of a light-touch regime, with a future notice date expected on 20th August 2025. The council is a public authority under sub-central government classifications, based in Stockport at Stopford House, Piccadilly.
This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, especially for SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) involved in the health and social services sectors.
The notice in full
Demand for Specialist Equipment is increasing as a result of the ageing population, user expectations and advances in technology and medicine, as well as a move to caring for people more appropriately in their own homes rather than in hospitals or care homes.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Residential Care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2029 (3 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Procurement method
- Open
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 024769-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051d86
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services; 85300000 - Social work and related services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Town
- Stockport
- Postcode
- SK1 3XE
- Electoral ward
- Brinnington & Stockport Central
- Constituency
- Stockport
- Delivery area
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Greater Manchester South East
- Area
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Stockport, SK1 3XE · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Complex Community Equipment Service
When will the Complex Community Equipment Service tender open?
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council 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 long is the Complex Community Equipment Service contract?
The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2029 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for Complex Community Equipment Service?
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, based in Stockport, North West.
How do I bid for Complex Community Equipment Service?
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.
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- Watch for the tender notice.
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