Coming up· published 3 Apr 2025
Powys County Council Older Person Care Home Accommodation - Transforming Care for a Bright Future
Powys County Council · Powys, Wales
Powys County Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for residential care and care home in Powys.
Source: Find a Tender, published 3 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 16:17
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2036
Contract ends
10 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Powys County Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for residential care and care home in Powys. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 31 May 2026 to 31 May 2036. It lasts 10 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 3 April 2025. The notice number is 012938-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04fd00.
Summary of the contracting process
Powys County Council is currently in the planning stage for a procurement titled "Powys County Council Older Person Care Home Accommodation - Transforming Care for a Bright Future." This procurement falls under the health and social work services industry category and aims to develop high-quality care home provision in Powys, United Kingdom.
A market engagement presentation is scheduled for the 23rd April 2025, followed by individual meetings on the 24th and 25th April 2025, both held online. Key deadlines include booking the presentation event by 22nd April 17:00 and the meetings by 23rd April 17:00. The Council plans to collaboratively shape the future care service with a long-term development partner starting from 1st June 2026, continuing until 31st May 2036.
Companies with experience in these sectors, particularly SMEs and social enterprises, are encouraged to participate. Successful bidders will have the chance to partner with the Council, managing existing care homes and developing five new dual-registered care facilities. Engagement with Powys County Council in this transformative project promises long-term collaboration, stability, and a pivotal role in enhancing care home services for the elderly population in Powys.
Interested parties can email Elaine Hiatt to confirm attendance for the engagement events and discuss potential collaboration.
The notice in full
- Powys County Council are committed to supporting people to remain independent in their homes for as long as possible. For some people there may come a time when the additional benefit of living in a residential care home may be required. - People are living longer, and public expectations are changing.
In addition, the projected demographic in Powys will see an increased demand for specialist dementia and nursing care. - Powys County Council's ambition is to provide high quality, sustainable care home provision for the residents of Powys that is fit for future generations. - Powys County Council are committed to delivering the right type of care that enables people to live the lives they want close to their family,
friends and community. - To achieve these outcomes Powys County Council are exploring the development of five area homes that will offer a flexible service,
making great use of technology in an environment that can offer the best opportunity for people to maintain their independence. - This is a long-term vision which will require careful planning with the Council working alongside the people of Powys to help shape and design the service. - The Council is undertaking an initial preliminary market engagement exercise to ascertain the current level of interest from potential partners willing to collaborate with the Council. - The Council is considering engaging a long-term development partner(s) and/or provider(s) who would initially manage the older persons' residential provision across our existing care homes.
Additionally, they would collaborate with the Council in developing 5 new dual registered care homes throughout the county. The provider and/or developer is expected to operate these services for Residential, Dementia, and Nursing care in partnership with the Council. - The Council currently has 12 residential care homes, and the contract ends on the 31st May 2026.
We would be looking for the new care provider / property developer to operate the service from 1st June 2026. - The Council are interested in hearing from care providers and property developers and the event will be an opportunity for the council to share its direction in providing older persons care home accommodation.
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 May 2026 to 31 May 2036 (10 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
- 012938-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04fd00
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Powys
- Town
- Llandrindod Wells
- Postcode
- LD1 5LG
- Electoral ward
- Llandrindod South
- Constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
- Delivery area
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Sub-region
- Mid Wales
- Area
- Mid and South West Wales
- Country
- Wales
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Powys County Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Elaine Hiatt
- Phone
- 01597826305
- Address
- Llandrindod Wells, LD1 5LG · Wales · Wales
Documents and links
Questions about this tender
When will the Powys County Council Older Person Care Home Accommodation - Transforming Care… tender open?
Powys 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.
How long is the Powys County Council Older Person Care Home Accommodation - Transforming Care… contract?
The contract runs from 31 May 2026 to 31 May 2036 (10 years).
Who is the buyer for Powys County Council Older Person Care Home Accommodation - Transforming Care…?
Powys County Council, based in Powys, Wales. The named contact is Elaine Hiatt, on 01597826305.
How do I bid for Powys County Council Older Person Care Home Accommodation - Transforming Care…?
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