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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

  1. 2025

    Pipeline notice published

    UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 10:52

    View notice
  2. 2025

    Tender notice expected

    Date given in the buyer's earlier notice

  3. 2026

    Contract starts

  4. Next

    2034

    Contract ends

    8 years after it starts

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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.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

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
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Location

Medway Council is based in Medway. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
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
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
Medway Council
Category
Services
Contact
Michelle Balderston
Address
Chatham, ME4 4TR · South East · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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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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What to do next

  1. Read the early notice in full.
  2. Answer any market engagement questions.
  3. Gather your evidence and case studies now.
  4. Check your policies are up to date.
  5. Watch for the tender notice.

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