Notice Information
Notice Title
Pathway 2 Beds in Gloucester Care Homes (Nursing Care)
Notice Description
Gloucestershire County Council is seeking to procure up to 20 Pathway 2 Beds within CQC registered nursing care homes located in Gloucester. These beds will support people who no longer require acute hospital care but need short term, outcome focused nursing support before returning home. The Council is seeking high quality nursing care provision delivered within established care homes that can demonstrate strong clinical oversight, safe staffing levels, and effective multidisciplinary working to support timely discharge pathways, along with their own or commissioned therapy (OT and/or Physio) and a dedicated GP to support the beds. Providers will be able to submit tenders for: Tenderers must submit all the requirements and documents stated in section 7 of the invitation to tender document. * A minimum of 5 beds * Up to a maximum of 20 beds. * Contract start date (estimated) estimated - 1st July 2026 * Contract end date without any extension - 30th June 2028 * The total estimated value of a block contract for five beds is PS619,500 for the initial two-year term, rising to PS1,241,000 over four years if the optional two year extension is taken, subject to demand and available funding. Initial contract length is 2 years, plus a further two years subject to demand and available funding.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Initial contract length is 2 year, plus a further two years subject to demand and available funding.
Planning Information
We are seeking feedback specifically from CQC registered nursing care homes located within Gloucester. The purpose of this engagement is to: • Understand why providers did not bid during the previous tender. • Gather more detailed insights on market appetite, capacity, risks, barriers, and potential commercial considerations. • Inform the design and specification of the upcoming re tender to ensure it is realistic, achievable, and aligned with provider views and local market conditions. The engagement is being delivered through a Microsoft Forms questionnaire, circulated directly to relevant providers via email and published on ProContract for visibility. The questionnaire includes a mixture of multiple-choice and free text questions and is designed to take no more than 10 minutes to complete. There are no in person or virtual engagement events planned for this exercise due to the targeted and exploratory nature of the engagement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06107f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059322-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, 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
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,600,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,600,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,241,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Jun 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Mar 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 6 Feb 2026Expired
- Award Date
- 23 Jun 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 7 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2028 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLOUCESTER
- Postcode
- GL1 2TG
- Post Town
- Gloucester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK73 Gloucestershire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLK13 Gloucestershire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Gloucester
- Electoral Ward
- Westgate
- Westminster Constituency
- Gloucester
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059322-2026
24th June 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014301-2026
17th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007425-2026
28th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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