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All Age Continuing Care Services (potential PSR framework)

COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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Planning

16 Jul 2026 at 13:53

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Commercial Procurement Services is developing a potential framework for all-age continuing care services across the UK. The health services would support NHS contracting authorities with the assessment, funding, delivery and review of ongoing care needs for patients of any age. The intended scope includes Continuing Healthcare, NHS Funded Nursing Care, Children and Young People’s Continuing Care, jointly funded individual care packages and other NHS-funded support after hospital discharge, such as neurological rehabilitation following brain injury. The framework is intended to help contracting authorities meet national and local targets and comply with the National Framework for Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Care, the Young People’s Continuing Care National Framework, and any future related frameworks. The procurement category is health services (CPV 85100000).

This procurement is at the planning stage and is currently a pre-market engagement exercise for a potential framework agreement under the Provider Selection Regime and Provider Selection Regime (Wales). The buyer is seeking provider input to develop the framework service specification and tender documentation; this is not an invitation to tender. Providers were asked to express interest in the engagement by emailing the procurement service, with the closing date set for 31 July 2026. The buyer indicated 31 July 2026 as the expected date associated with the next notice, although publication of a contract notice or issue of invitations to tender is not guaranteed. The process is presented as one planned lot. No procurement value or framework duration is stated.

The planned framework is likely to suit providers with established expertise in NHS continuing care and complex care pathway management across children, young people and adults. Relevant capability includes assessing ongoing health and care needs, arranging or delivering funded care packages, reviewing provision, and supporting patients after discharge from hospital, including neurological rehabilitation following brain injury. Providers able to work with NHS contracting authorities and align services with national continuing healthcare and funded-care requirements will be well placed to contribute. Experience of jointly funded packages, funded nursing care and children’s continuing care would be particularly relevant. The pre-market engagement gives experienced health and care organisations an opportunity to help shape the future service specification and tender documents, while participation does not guarantee a later invitation to tender or a place on any framework.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

All Age Continuing Care Services (potential PSR framework)

Notice Description

Pre-market engagement for a potential framework agreement to be awarded under the Provider Selection Regime for the delivery of all age continuing care services. Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Commercial Procurement Services seeks to engage with providers with a view to developing a framework agreement for the delivery of all age continuing care services under the Provider Selection Regime and Provider Selection Regime (Wales), together the PSR. Framework agreements are defined in Regulation 16 of the PSR. All Age Continuing Care (AACC) is a collective term for services provided by the NHS to meet patients' ongoing care needs. These services include the assessment and provision of funding for the care of individuals of all ages, in order to meet these needs. The services provided under AACC include: * Continuing Healthcare (CHC) * Funded Nursing Care (FNC) * Children and Young Peoples' Continuing Care (CYPCC) * Jointly-funded individual packages of care (JF) * Other services that provide NHS funding for patients to meet their needs once they have been discharged from hospital, for example patients requiring neurological rehabilitation after brain injury The objective of this framework is to provide a range of services to support the assessment, delivery and review of AACC provision. The AACC services provided under this framework will support Contracting Authorities to meet targets set at a national and local level, and achieve compliance with the following national frameworks (and any future related frameworks): * National Framework for Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Care * Young People's Continuing Care National Framework The purpose of this pre-market engagement notice is to invite providers to help us to develop a framework agreement service specification and tender documentation. Providers participating in this pre-market engagement are not guaranteed to receive either an Invitation to Tender (if Invitations to Tender are issued), or a place on any framework agreement which may be awarded following an Invitation to Tender. Please email coch.cps@nhs.net to express interest in taking part in this pre-market engagement process. We will then be in contact to arrange the next steps. The closing date for expressions of interest in taking part in this pre-market engagement process is Friday 31st July 2026.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Please refer to the Short Description above. Additional information: The "Estimated date of publication of contract notice" at section II.3 of this notice is a mandatory field to allow publication of this notice. For the purposes of this pre-market engagement process, the date indicates the window in which we will engage with providers. There is no guarantee that a contract notice will be published, or that an invitation to tender will be issued.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ccf3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067283-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Jul 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHESTER
Postcode
CH2 1UL
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Electoral Ward
Upton
Westminster Constituency
Chester North and Neston

Further Information

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