Coming up· published 12 Feb 2025
Older Persons Residential and Nursing Care 2025
Kent County Council · Maidstone, South East
Kent County Council is planning Older Persons Residential and Nursing Care 2025. It is a contract for nursing care and nursing home in Maidstone.
Source: Find a Tender, published 12 Feb 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
Planning Notice · 14:31
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
Kent County Council is planning Older Persons Residential and Nursing Care 2025. It is a contract for nursing care and nursing home in Maidstone. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens.
Find a Tender published it on 12 February 2025. The notice number is 004761-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04de31.
Summary of the contracting process
Kent County Council is planning a procurement process for the "Older Persons Residential and Nursing Care 2025" service. This initiative falls under the industry category of Social Work Services with Accommodation (CPV: 85311000) and is intended to cater to residents within Kent County Council's geographical boundary who require residential and/or nursing care.
The procurement is at the planning stage, with a market engagement event scheduled to take place in person on 5th March 2025 from 9:30 AM to 4 PM. The services will be procured using an Open Framework under the Light Touch Regime as per the Procurement Act 2023, with the procurement framework expected to open on the first anniversary of the contract at the earliest.
Interested providers should note that the full notice is anticipated on 17th July 2025. Engaging in this procurement process can pave the way for long-term contracts, given the scope for renewal based on performance and requirements.
The notice in full
Kent County Council is undertaking a procurement of Older People Residential and Nursing Care Service for residents living within the geographical boundary of Kent County Council, who have a residential care and / or nursing care need. The service will be procured as an Open Framework using the Light Touch Regime provisions of the Procurement Act 2023.
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Lot 1Planned
Kent County Council is undertaking a procurement of Older People Residential and Nursing Care Service for residents living within the geographical boundary of Kent County Council, who have a residential care and / or nursing care need. The service will be procured as an Open Framework using the Light Touch Regime provisions of the Procurement Act 2023.
The Council intents to engage with Service Providers to give the market an opportunity to inform the development of the service specification and for the Council to receive feedback on its commissioning intentions, as well as gauge the level of interest in the market, for this opportunity.
The market engagement is also intended to raise Service Providers awareness about the implications of the change in procurement regulations, in order to ensure that Service Providers are prepared to tender for this opportunity. The Market Engagement, which will be in person, will take place on on Wednesday 5th March 2025 from 9.30 AM to 4PM.
Service Providers who may wish to attend the event, may express their interest in the event, by booking a place, using the link below. https://forms.office.com/e/2b3Pr7iy87 As the Procurement Act 2025, comes into effect from 24th February 2025, this PIN Notice is intended to serve as a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice under the Procurement Act 2023
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Nursing Care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Planning 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
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 004761-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04de31
- CPV code
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Maidstone
- Town
- Rochester
- Postcode
- ME14 1XQ
- Electoral ward
- Penenden Heath
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Delivery area
- Kent
- Region
- South East
- Sub-region
- Mid Kent
- Area
- Kent
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Kent County Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Paul Stephen
- Phone
- +44 3000417573
- Address
- Maidstone, ME14 1XQ · South East · England
Documents and links
Questions about Older Persons Residential and Nursing Care 2025
When will the Older Persons Residential and Nursing Care 2025 tender open?
Kent County 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.
Who is the buyer for Older Persons Residential and Nursing Care 2025?
Kent County Council, based in Maidstone, South East. The named contact is Paul Stephen, on +44 3000417573.
How do I bid for Older Persons Residential and Nursing Care 2025?
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
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- Watch for the tender notice.
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