Planning

Residential and Nursing Care for Adults - Care Home Services

MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL

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Planning

12 Aug 2025 at 07:20

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
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.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses involved in residential nursing care services to collaborate and innovate with a major public authority. Firms that can provide comprehensive care home services that are responsive, inclusive, and sustainable will be well-suited to compete in this tender. 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.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Residential and Nursing Care for Adults - Care Home Services

Notice Description

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.

Planning Information

Manchester City Council is committed to working collaboratively with both existing and prospective providers of residential and nursing care for adults as part of the re-design of care home services. This engagement process represents a key opportunity to co-develop a future model of care that is responsive, inclusive, and sustainable. We will be hosting a virtual market engagement session on Tuesday 26th August at 12pm - 2pm. Through this engagement session we aim to: Explore how care home services contribute to the Achieving Better Outcomes Together programme, align with the 10-Year care home strategy, overarching commissioning plan and the Our Manchester strategy.  Inform providers about the current market landscape including demographics for key service areas and share our contracting ambitions. Utilise provider insights to develop a range of commissioning and contract management options. This includes shaping service specifications, key performance indicators (KPIs), outcome and quality assurance measures, and identifying opportunities for innovation. We encourage all interested organisations to participate in this process and help shape the future of adult care home provision in Manchester. If you are interested in attending, please contact Gemma Williams - Commissioning Manager at gemma.williams2@manchester.gov.uk by no later than Thursday 21st August 2025.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-058594
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047814-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85144100 - Residential nursing care services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Aug 20256 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
21 Aug 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@manchester.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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

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