Coming up· published 29 Sept 2025
Engagement Event - Housing with Care
St.helens Council · Trafford, North West
St.helens Council is planning Engagement Event - Housing with Care. It is a contract for other health and social care in Trafford.
Source: Find a Tender, published 29 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 15:05
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2028
Contract ends
2 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
St.helens Council is planning Engagement Event - Housing with Care. It is a contract for other health and social care in Trafford. 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 2028. It lasts 2 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 29 September 2025. The notice number is 060629-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05a44f.
Summary of the contracting process
St Helens Council, a sub-central government public authority, is planning a procurement process for a project titled "Engagement Event - Housing with Care" in the health and social work services category. The location for the engagement is St Helens Town Hall, Assembly Hall Victoria Avenue, St Helens WA10 6PA. The process is currently at the planning stage, with an engagement event scheduled from 10:30 to 12:30pm on 11th November 2025.
Social landlords, providers of social housing, and care providers with available accommodation are encouraged to participate as the council defines its market position and goals for housing with care over the upcoming years. This initiative falls under a light-touch regime, and the contract period is slated to begin on 1st April 2026 and last until 31st March 2028, with a possible extension to 31st March 2029.
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) with suitable accommodation services are particularly well-positioned to take advantage of this opportunity. Participating in the preliminary engagement and completing the pre-event questionnaire can yield insights into the council's objectives and enhance the likelihood of securing a favourable position in subsequent procurement phases.
The notice in full
St Helens Council are looking to encourage, social landlords, providers of social housing and possibly care providers with available accommodation to attend an engagement event to allow the council to communicate their market position on housing with care and the objectives they are looking to achieve over the next few years within the borough of St Helens.
There is a short questionnaire attached that we would like providers to complete prior to the event. The council would like an understanding of who is attending and what properties are available. The engagement event is to be held at St Helens Town Hall, Assembly Hall Victoria Avenue, St Helens WA10 6PA and will run from 10.30-12.30pm on the 11th November.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2028 (2 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 060629-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a44f
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Town
- Manchester
- Postcode
- M33 7ZF
- Electoral ward
- Sale Central
- Constituency
- Wythenshawe and Sale East
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Greater Manchester South West
- Area
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- St.helens Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Ms Carol Glover
- Phone
- +44 7977555867
- Address
- Sale, M33 7ZF · North West · England
Documents and links
Questions about Engagement Event - Housing with Care
When will the Engagement Event - Housing with Care tender open?
St.helens 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 Engagement Event - Housing with Care contract?
The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2028 (2 years).
Who is the buyer for Engagement Event - Housing with Care?
St.helens Council, based in Trafford, North West. The named contact is Ms Carol Glover, on +44 7977555867.
How do I bid for Engagement Event - Housing with Care?
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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