Coming up· published 10 Apr 2025
Provision of Residential and Nursing Care for Older People
Medway Council · Medway, South East
Medway Council is planning Provision of Residential and Nursing Care for Older People. It is a contract for other health and social care in Medway.
Source: Find a Tender, published 10 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 10:49
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Pipeline notice updated
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 12:34
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UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 12:30
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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. It is a contract for other health and social care 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 1 April 2034. It lasts 8 years.
Find a Tender published it on 10 April 2025. The notice number is 014299-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04fdf1.
Summary of the contracting process
Medway Council is currently in the planning stage for the recommissioning of residential and nursing care services for older people aged 65 and over. This procurement process falls under the health and social work services category and is scheduled to take place in Chatham, Kent. The council will hold a market engagement event on 29th April 2025 to discuss commissioning intentions and gather feedback from local providers.
Interested participants must register by 1:00 pm, 28th April 2025. The engagement event aims to shape the future contract for delivering adult social care support, with the contract period set from 1st April 2026 to 1st April 2034. Providers that can deliver high-quality, 24-hour care and support for older people, including personal care and medical support from qualified nurses, are well-suited to bid for this contract.
The long-term nature of the contract offers stable growth potential for established care providers and those looking to expand within the adult social care sector.
The notice in full
Medway Council is seeking to recommission Residential and Nursing Care for people aged 65 years and over. The Care Act requires local authorities to provide high quality care and support services to help vulnerable people to live their day-to-day life. Medway Council typically does this by commissioning suitably registered care providers to deliver this on its behalf to residents who meet the eligibility criteria.
A residential care home provides accommodation and 24-hour personal care and support to people who find it difficult to manage activities of daily living at home. Residential care homes provide residents with a safe place where they are looked after according to their needs. This typically includes help with washing, dressing, toileting, administering medication and mobility.
The purpose of a residential care home is to ensure people who cannot live independently are well looked after and continue to lead meaningful lives.
In addition to the services offered at a residential care home, a nursing care home will provide 24-hour care and support to residents to help with daily living, personal care, mobility, plus additional support from a qualified nurse to support with more complex conditions and medical needs.
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 health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2026 to 1 Apr 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
- 014299-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04fdf1
- 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
- Mr James Welch
- 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/014299-2025
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014296-2025
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013346-2025
- Forms.office.comforms.office.com/e/uJeVPA4Dyb
- Find-tender.service.gov.ukfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013592-2025
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-04fdf1 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Provision of Residential and Nursing Care for Older People
When will the Provision of Residential and Nursing Care for Older People 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 contract?
The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 1 April 2034 (8 years).
Who is the buyer for Provision of Residential and Nursing Care for Older People?
Medway Council, based in Medway, South East. The named contact is Mr James Welch.
How do I bid for Provision of Residential and Nursing Care for Older People?
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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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