Coming up· published 5 Jan 2026
Stockport Day Opportunities
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council · Stockport, North West
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council is planning Stockport Day Opportunities. It is a framework for other health and social care in Stockport.
Source: Find a Tender, published 6 Jan 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2026
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 11:27
View notice2026
Contract starts
2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract ends
0 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council is planning Stockport Day Opportunities. It is a framework for other health and social care in Stockport. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 7 January 2026 to 22 January 2026. It lasts 0 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 6 January 2026. The notice number is 000585-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05ffe6. Bids are made through the buyer's ProContract portal.
Summary of the contracting process
This tender falls under the services category, particularly focusing on health services and social work, and is part of a framework agreement. The project is located in the UK region identified by the code UKD. The procurement process began on 6th January 2026, with a significant milestone scheduled for 22nd January 2026, marking the deadline for soft market engagement.
This tender represents a valuable opportunity for businesses, particularly SMEs and VCSEs, that align with Stockport’s vision of providing diverse, flexible, and person-centred day services.
The notice in full
The revised Day Opportunities Framework in Stockport went live in April 2025 with the intention of offering a diverse range of provision aligned with the Care Act 2014. The ambition was to ensure that services were flexible, meaningful, enjoyable and genuinely person-centred in both design and delivery. However, uptake during the initial launch did not achieve the level of diversification expected.
Provision has continued to focus predominantly on traditional building-based services. While these services remain valued and needed, Stockport Council aims to build on this foundation by also expanding into community-based and innovative models that further support residents to live "a gloriously ordinary life."
Before reopening the framework to additional providers, the Council proposes undertaking soft market testing-outlined below-to understand the level of interest and capacity among providers who share Stockport's vision for diverse, flexible and person-centred Day Opportunities.
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
- Framework
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 7 Jan 2026 to 22 Jan 2026 (0 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
- Buyer's portal
- ProContract
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
- 000585-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ffe6
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services; 85300000 - Social work and related services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Town
- Stockport
- Postcode
- SK1 3XE
- Electoral ward
- Brinnington & Stockport Central
- Constituency
- Stockport
- Delivery area
- North West (England)
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Greater Manchester South East
- Area
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Stockport, SK1 3XE · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000585-2026
- ProContract portal, to register and bidprocontract.due-north.com/Advert
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05ffe6 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Stockport Day Opportunities
When will the Stockport Day Opportunities tender open?
Stockport Metropolitan Borough 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 Stockport Day Opportunities contract?
The contract runs from 7 January 2026 to 22 January 2026 (0 years).
Who is the buyer for Stockport Day Opportunities?
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, based in Stockport, North West.
How do I bid for Stockport Day Opportunities?
Register on the buyer's ProContract portal, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs and 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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