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Planning

16 Jul 2026 at 12:53

Summary of the contracting process

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is planning a procurement process for an all-age continuing care services framework that may be established under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This opportunity involves pre-market engagement to shape the service specification and tender documentation. The tender is categorised under health services and is intended to operate within the UK. The current stage of the procurement is in planning, with expressions of interest for the pre-market engagement due by 31st July 2026. The procurement aims to support targets at both national and local levels, enhancing compliance with existing national frameworks for continuing healthcare and NHS funded care.

This tender presents a chance for businesses specialising in health services to engage in developing the future framework for healthcare provision, which may include continuing healthcare, funded nursing care, and packages for young people's continuing care, among others. Companies with expertise in these areas, particularly those experienced in delivering NHS-funded care solutions, will find this an impactful opportunity to expand their portfolio and build a significant partnership with a major NHS foundation trust. The pre-market engagement process offers potential suppliers the prospect to influence the future framework structure and respond to subsequent formal tender invitations.

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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.

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 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Jul 20261 weeks to go
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

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
Post Town
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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