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Community Home First

Cheshire West and Chester Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

03 Aug 2026 at 14:47

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

28 May 2026 at 08:40

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cheshire West and Chester Council commissioned the Community Home First service for Cheshire West and Chester. The service supports timely discharge of Pathway 0 and Pathway 1 hospital patients to their usual homes, combining hospital-based community-sector co-ordinators, known as Pathfinders, with triage and coordination for community, voluntary and volunteer support. Pathfinders help remove barriers to discharge and connect people with a wider voluntary-sector offer, followed by community-based support during the first weeks at home to aid recovery. This is a health and social work service (CPV 85000000), delivered across Cheshire West and Chester. The requirement is suitable for both small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

The procurement is complete and was run as a single-lot open procedure under the light-touch services regime. The tender deadline was 22 June 2026 at 10:00, with the award dated 3 August 2026 and evaluation scheduled to end on 1 September 2026. Cheshire Community Council was awarded the contract at £921,000 gross, including a reported net value of £736,800. The contract period is 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2029, with signature scheduled by 24 August 2026. Evaluation allocated 90% to quality and 10% to social value. Twenty-two bids were received, with five reaching the final stage, all from SMEs and VCSEs.

This award demonstrates established demand from Cheshire West and Chester Council for coordinated hospital-discharge and community-recovery services that connect statutory discharge teams with voluntary and community organisations. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need experienced Pathfinders or equivalent coordinators, strong triage and referral processes, and the ability to work within hospital discharge arrangements while mobilising support in people’s homes. It would also need reliable links with community, voluntary and volunteer networks, safeguarding and case-coordination practices, and the capacity to support patients through the early weeks after discharge. The evaluation shows that service quality and measurable social value are central to the buyer’s assessment.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Community Home First

Notice Description

The Community Home First service is designed to help support this timely discharge of Pathway 0 and Pathway 1 patients from Hospital and into their usual place of residence within Cheshire West and Chester. It will be delivered through the provision of Community Sector co-ordinators (Pathfinders) integrated within the hospital's discharge team, providing a triage and coordination service to the Community and Voluntary sector and volunteer support. The role of the Pathfinders will be to essentially unblock routes out of hospital for and ensure people go home with a wider voluntary sector offer. They will then be integral to a community-based offer that will assist people in the first few weeks of their hospital discharge to ensure they are appropriately supported to recover at home.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a6f6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073253-2026
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

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£921,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£921,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£736,800 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
22 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Aug 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 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
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ELLESMERE PORT
Postcode
CH65 0BA
Postcode Area
Chester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
Delivery Location
TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
Local Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Electoral Ward
Central & Grange
Westminster Constituency
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CHESHIRE COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Further Information

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