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title: "Residential and Nursing - Flexible Purchasing System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-051c7f"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-05-22"
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# Residential and Nursing - Flexible Purchasing System

Buyer: LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051c7f

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## Summary

Liverpool City Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Residential and Nursing - Flexible Purchasing System." This initiative falls under the services category, specifically targeting the provision of residential nursing care services. The procurement aims to establish a flexible purchasing system to facilitate various contracts such as older people's short and long-term placements, respite and specialist placements, as well as services related to rapid hospital discharge and managing winter pressures. This tender is categorized under a "lightTouch" special regime. Key dates include the planned start of the contract on 1st December 2025, running until 30th November 2030, with future notice expected by 1st July 2025. The contracting authority, Liverpool City Council, is situated in Liverpool, United Kingdom, at the Cunard Building, with further details available via their contact email, commercialprocurement@liverpool.gov.uk.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses within the health and social care sector, particularly those experienced in providing residential and nursing care services. Organisations capable of delivering flexible and specialist care solutions, especially in rapid response and transitional services, would find this procurement process particularly beneficial. The contract's flexible nature allows small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) the opportunity to bid for specific parts of the tender that align with their capabilities. Engaging in this tender could lead to long-term partnerships with a prominent sub-central government authority like Liverpool City Council, creating growth opportunities and expanding service portfolios for successful bidders.

## Notice

To establish a flexible purchasing system that enables the council to call off contracts for the following; 1. older people's short term placements 2. older people's long term placements 3. older people's respite placements 4. older people's specialist placements 5. As 1-4 for working age placements 6. rapid hospital discharge services 7. miscellaneous provision, for example block contracts to manage winter pressures, intermediate care placements (spot), transitional placements, designated beds (as required by DHSC during Covid).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024440-2025 |
| Notice type | UK1 - Pipeline Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Jul 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 1DS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | Waterfront South |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85144100 - Residential nursing care services

## Release History

- 22 May 2025 at 07:56 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024440-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024440-2025
  22nd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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