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title: "Better Care Fund 26/27"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05d6d8"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE"
published: "2025-10-30"
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# Better Care Fund 26/27

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d6d8

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## Summary

The Department of Health & Social Care is currently in the planning stage for the upcoming procurement process titled "Better Care Fund 26/27". This tender focuses on delivering support for the integration of Health, Housing, and Social Care systems across the United Kingdom, aimed at facilitating person-centred services. This procurement, valued at approximately £6,000,000, is located in London with a competitive flexible procedure set to guide the process. Interested parties should note the deadline for the Request for Information is scheduled for 13th November 2025, with the main tender opportunities planned to commence from 1st April 2026 through to 31st March 2027, potentially extending to 31st March 2028.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in administrative healthcare services, social services, and health and social work services. Companies, including SMEs and voluntary community social enterprises, are encouraged to engage in the Request for Information process to help shape the final tender. The competitive flexible procedure offers an inclusive chance for various sized enterprises to contribute to a significant national programme, enhancing their profile and capacity within the health and social care integration sector. Organisations with innovative solutions to improve integrated care systems will find this opportunity particularly valuable.

## Notice

Support to a comprehensive Better Care Fund programme of Health, Housing and Social Care integration support that provides support to social care local systems. To help systems deliver person centred integrated services.

### Planning Information

DHSC would like to invite organisations within the health and social care sector to be involved in a Request for Information exercise for the upcoming tender opportunity for the Better Care Fund 26/27. 
There are two accompanying documents with this published notice, the first will hold some background information to the Authority, requirement and in scope activity for the contract. The second an RFI form with some questions that organisations will have to complete and return back to the department via the contact information found within the document. 
This is a unique opportunity to help shape the tender and ensure the opportunity is attractive to the market. 
We look forward to your completed responses, Thank you.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069739-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 19 Jan 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £5,000,000 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 75122000 - Administrative healthcare services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85321000 - Administrative social services

## Release History

- 30 Oct 2025 at 13:35 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069739-2025
- 30 Oct 2025 at 10:00 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069619-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069739-2025
  30th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069619-2025
  30th October 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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