Notice Information
Notice Title
Home from Hospital
Notice Description
This specification is for the provision of a citywide older people's (60+) hospital discharge support service with follow on support at home to prevent readmission to hospital and care/support needs from increasing post-discharge. This contract will operate for three years, plus the possibility of extension by two years subject to satisfactory delivery of the expected outcomes. The service is expected to: * improve the flow of older patients out of hospital * address safety concerns at home and other barriers that prevent timely discharge * ensure that essentials such as food and working utilities (by providing meter top ups, or providing information/referral to services that can resolve any issues) are in place when returning home * improve well-being and confidence by connecting older people discharged from hospital with other services and community resources, and * support or signpost to maximise income All of which will support to reduce the risk of readmission and the need for additional health and social care services further down the line.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The contract start date is 1st January 2026 for 3 years with an option to extend for 2 years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0553c3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041914-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85300000 - Social work and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,575,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,575,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £2,575,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 May 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Oct 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Cancelled
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MANCHESTER
- Postcode
- M60 2LA
- Post Town
- Manchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD33 Manchester
- Delivery Location
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
-
- Local Authority
- Manchester
- Electoral Ward
- Piccadilly
- Westminster Constituency
- Manchester Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041914-2026
7th May 2026 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062802-2025
7th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035232-2025
26th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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