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Invitation to Preliminary Market Engagement Sandwell Reablement Service

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

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Planning

02 Sep 2026 at 14:54

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council intends to procure a reablement service for eligible adults aged 18 and over in Sandwell. The service is intended to help people leave hospital safely when they would otherwise remain there, avoid hospital admission where possible, and stay in their own home or place of residence. It will provide short-term, time-limited home care reablement for people assessed as having the potential to regain independence and live well at home after illness, injury or reduced mobility. The work falls within health and social work services (CPV 85000000) and is subject to the light-touch regime. The council is seeking insight into existing reablement models, market capacity, service barriers, innovation and best practice to shape the future service specification.

This process is at the planning stage: the council has announced its intention to procure and is undertaking preliminary market engagement, not inviting tenders. It expects to issue the next notice on 7 December 2026. Providers can contribute through an online Reablement Questionnaire, which is scheduled to close on 30 September 2026 at 1pm. The council currently expects one contract, with a term from 3 June 2027 to 2 June 2029 and a possible extension to 2 June 2031. The anticipated procedure and procurement method have not been settled in the information available at this stage. The engagement is intended to inform the future tender specification and understand what would encourage care providers to apply.

This will suit care providers with experience delivering adult home care reablement, particularly services supporting hospital discharge, hospital avoidance and recovery after illness, injury or reduced mobility. Relevant organisations are likely to need the operational capacity to deliver time-limited support for adults in their own homes, assess changing needs and help people regain independence safely. Providers with established reablement models, evidence of good practice and ideas for innovation can help shape the council’s requirements before the procurement reaches the market. The council is specifically seeking views on available market capacity, barriers to delivering the service and features that would make the future tender attractive to providers. It is therefore relevant to established domiciliary care and specialist reablement organisations preparing for a future competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Invitation to Preliminary Market Engagement Sandwell Reablement Service

Notice Description

Reablement Services. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) are currently seeking to understand current market capacity, learn from existing reablement models, identify service barriers and opportunities, explore innovation and best practice, and inform a future tender specifications for a new reablement service in Sandwell. The service will provide Reablement services to eligible adults (18 years old and over) aimed at enabling individuals: * To safely leave hospital where they would otherwise remain in hospital or avoid a hospital admission and remain in their own home or place of residence; * Provide a short term, time limited (up to 6 weeks) Reablement Service for Adults who have been assessed and have demonstrated the potential to benefit from home care reablement to regain their independence and live well at home after an illness, injury or period of reduced mobility We would be most grateful to receive your feedback as a care provider, share your experience and/or thoughts on how you this may work and what would make you want to apply.

Planning Information

If you would like to take part in this market engagement online questionnaire please email the Contracts Team at the following email address (please note the underscore between Contracts and Team). Please mention Reablement Questionnaire. Contracts_Team@sandwell.gov.uk The online questionnaire will close on 30th September 2026 at 1pm. Thank you for your interest.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f07b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083117-2026
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
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
7 Dec 20263 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
3 Jun 2027 - 2 Jun 2029 2-3 years
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
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OLDBURY
Postcode
B69 3DE
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG37 Sandwell
Delivery Location
TLG37 Sandwell
Local Authority
Sandwell
Electoral Ward
Oldbury
Westminster Constituency
West Bromwich

Further Information

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