Coming up· published 13 Nov 2025
Provision of Residential and Nursing Care for Older People (Aged 65+)
Medway Council · Medway, South East
Medway Council is planning Provision of Residential and Nursing Care for Older People (Aged 65+). It is a framework for nursing care and nursing home in Medway.
Source: Find a Tender, published 14 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 10:52
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2034
Contract ends
8 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Medway Council is planning Provision of Residential and Nursing Care for Older People (Aged 65+). It is a framework for nursing care and nursing home in Medway. 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 2034. It lasts 8 years.
Find a Tender published it on 14 November 2025. The notice number is 073865-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05e12c.
Summary of the contracting process
Medway Council is seeking input from the market during the planning stage for the "Provision of Residential and Nursing Care for Older People (Aged 65+)" project, under the health and social work services category. The Council aims to refine the service specification and banding structure to better address individual needs. A key milestone involves downloading and reviewing the proposed banding structure and responding by 26 November 2025.
The location of the service is in the UK region coded UKJ41 (Chatham, United Kingdom). Although this is a request for information, not a call for competition, providers' feedback will shape a responsive and outcome-focused commissioning model.
With Medway Council as the contracting authority, there is potential for businesses to engage in a framework agreement spanning from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2034, which can provide a stable revenue stream over several years.
The notice in full
Medway Council commissions placements for older people (Aged 65+) who require residential or nursing care. Before commencing a procurement process, we are conducting a review of the service specification and the banding structure to better reflect individual levels of need, rather than diagnostic categories such as dementia. A market event was previously held on 29 April 2025.
This request for information (RFI) seeks additional feedback from the market to help shape a future commissioning model that is responsive, equitable and outcome focused. The RFI must be downloaded from the Delta tendering portal. This notice and associated documentation is not a call for competition.
The Proposed Banding Structure: Details of the proposed banding structure can be found in Appendix 2. Please download from the Delta tendering portal. Response required from providers: We invite you to review the attached banding structure (Appendix 2) and respond to the questions provided in Appendix 1.
Please download from the Delta tendering portal. Important notes: This RFI document is for the sole purpose of consulting the market and therefore the Council does not require providers to submit tenders / bids at this stage. Any information provided will be treated in confidence.
All responses (i.e. the completed Appendix 1) must be sent to the following email address - adults.commissioning@medway.gov.uk by 3:00pm, 26 November 2025. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Chatham:-Health-a... To respond to this opportunity, please click here: kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/P47C6237WN
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Nursing Care
- Procurement type
- Framework
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2034 (8 years)
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
- 073865-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e12c
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Medway
- Town
- Rochester
- Postcode
- ME4 4TR
- Electoral ward
- Chatham Central & Brompton
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- Delivery area
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Sub-region
- Medway
- Area
- Kent
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Medway Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Michelle Balderston
- Address
- Chatham, ME4 4TR · South East · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073865-2025
- Kentbusinessportal.org.ukkentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/P47C6237WN
- Kentbusinessportal.org.ukkentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Chatham:-Health-and-s…
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05e12c (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Provision of Residential and Nursing Care for Older People (Aged 65+)
When will the Provision of Residential and Nursing Care for Older People (Aged 65+) tender open?
Medway 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 Provision of Residential and Nursing Care for Older People (Aged 65+) contract?
The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2034 (8 years).
Who is the buyer for Provision of Residential and Nursing Care for Older People (Aged 65+)?
Medway Council, based in Medway, South East. The named contact is Michelle Balderston.
How do I bid for Provision of Residential and Nursing Care for Older People (Aged 65+)?
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