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Care Planning, Rostering and Payroll Solution

Cheshire West and Chester Council

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Planning

26 Aug 2026 at 14:00

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cheshire West and Chester Council intends to procure a care planning, rostering and payroll solution. The requirement is for information technology services supporting care-related planning, staff rota management and payroll activities. The work is intended for delivery in the United Kingdom, with the council as the buying organisation. It is arranged as a single requirement rather than separate service lots. Suppliers with relevant software products, implementation expertise or specialist services covering care planning, workforce rostering and payroll should consider the requirement relevant. The council has identified the procurement as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises, widening its potential supplier base beyond large technology providers.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the council has stated an intention to procure and is carrying out soft market testing, rather than inviting tenders. The council expects the market engagement activity to run from 27 August 2026 to 4 September 2026, with responses or engagement material due by 4 September 2026. The procurement has one lot and is below the applicable threshold. The published information does not set a monetary value. No procurement procedure, submission method or evaluation weighting has yet been set out. Suppliers should treat the dates as the council’s planning expectations and use the engagement stage to understand the emerging requirement before any future competition is arranged.

The requirement will suit suppliers that provide or integrate digital systems for care planning, workforce rostering and payroll. Relevant businesses may include care-sector software specialists, payroll technology providers, rostering platforms, systems integrators and implementation partners able to combine these functions in one solution. Experience of designing, configuring or supporting technology for care organisations would help a supplier respond meaningfully to the market-testing exercise. The council has expressly indicated that small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises are suitable, so participation is not limited to major national technology companies. Businesses with a credible product, relevant delivery experience and the capacity to support a council implementation should prepare to engage when the market activity is undertaken.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Care Planning, Rostering and Payroll Solution

Notice Description

Care Planning, Rostering and Payroll Solution - Soft Market Testing. Please find document uploaded on the Chest - www.the-chest.org.uk

Planning Information

Care Planning, Rostering and Payroll Solution - Soft Market Testing Document can be found on the Chest - www.the-chest.org.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ecaf
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081351-2026
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
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72222300 - Information technology services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
4 Sep 20262 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
27 Aug 2026 - 4 Sep 2026 30 days
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
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
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Electoral Ward
Central & Grange
Westminster Constituency
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough

Further Information

Notice Documents

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