Coming up· published 12 Aug 2025
Residential and Nursing Care for Adults - Care Home Services
Manchester City Council · Manchester, North West
Manchester City Council is planning Residential and Nursing Care for Adults - Care Home Services. It is a contract for nursing care and nursing home in Manchester.
Source: Find a Tender, published 12 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 07:20
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2029
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Manchester City Council is planning Residential and Nursing Care for Adults - Care Home Services. It is a contract for nursing care and nursing home in Manchester. 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 2029. It lasts 3 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 12 August 2025. The notice number is 047814-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-058594.
Summary of the contracting process
Manchester City Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for "Residential and Nursing Care for Adults - Care Home Services". The council is aiming to redesign care home services as part of its Achieving Better Outcomes Together programme, aligning with its 10-Year Care Home Strategy and the Our Manchester Strategy.
A virtual market engagement session is scheduled for Tuesday, 26th August from 12pm to 2pm, offering potential providers the chance to participate in shaping the future of adult care home provision in Manchester. Interested parties should contact the Commissioning Manager, Gemma Williams, by 21st August 2025.
The procurement category is services, with the expectation that the contract period will run from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2029, with possible extension to 2031. Manchester City Council encourages participation from organisations that can contribute valuable insights and solutions, helping to shape service specifications, key performance indicators, and quality assurance measures.
Organisations registered as VCSEs (Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises) may find this particularly advantageous, as the procurement process supports such entities. This engagement is part of the light touch regime, focusing on collaborative engagement and innovative contracting solutions.
The notice in full
Manchester City Council is seeking to engage with existing and potential organisations of residential and nursing care homes for adults in relation to our Care Home Services 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
- Nursing Care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2029 (3 years)
- Suitable for
- 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
- 047814-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058594
- CPV code
- 85144100 - Residential nursing care services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Town
- Manchester
- Postcode
- M60 2LA
- Electoral ward
- Piccadilly
- Constituency
- Manchester Central
- Delivery area
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Manchester
- Area
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Manchester City Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Manchester, M60 2LA · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Residential and Nursing Care for Adults - Care Home Services
When will the Residential and Nursing Care for Adults - Care Home Services tender open?
Manchester City 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 Residential and Nursing Care for Adults - Care Home Services contract?
The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2029 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for Residential and Nursing Care for Adults - Care Home Services?
Manchester City Council, based in Manchester, North West.
How do I bid for Residential and Nursing Care for Adults - Care Home Services?
Register on the buyer's portal named in the notice, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for VCSEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.
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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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