--- title: "Community Wellbeing Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05db41" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05db41" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05db41.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05db41.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "KENT COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2025-11-05" --- # Community Wellbeing Services Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05db41 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05db41) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05db41.json) ## Summary Kent County Council is currently in the planning phase of a procurement process titled "Community Wellbeing Services," aimed at commissioning innovative services for older people, individuals with physical disabilities, sensory impairments, and dementia. The services are focused on promoting health and wellbeing, increasing independence, and reducing the need for additional care. The procurement category falls under health and social work services and is designed to align with the Kent County Council Adult Social Care Prevention Framework from 2025 to 2035. The process is above the threshold with a total gross value of £21.9 million. Stakeholders and interested businesses are invited to participate in engagement events scheduled between 1st and 11th December 2025, with locations across East, West, and North Kent, as well as virtual sessions via Microsoft Teams. The deadline for engagement registration is 26th November 2025. This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social care services, particularly those with a focus on elderly care, sensory impairments, and dementia support. Companies with innovative solutions for these demographics that can demonstrate expertise in proactive health initiatives, increasing client independence, and service innovation will find this tender particularly beneficial. The tender's planning stage offers an opportunity for businesses to influence future service designs and establish partnerships with Kent County Council. Participation in the scheduled engagement events will enable organisations to provide vital insights, shaping the future commissioning process, and potentially positioning themselves as key service providers under the Kent County Council’s long-term framework for adult social care. ## Notice Kent County Council are looking to commission a new and innovative Community Wellbeing Service for older people, individuals with physical disabilities, sensory impairments and dementia. These services aim to promote proactive health and wellbeing, increase independence and reduce or delay the need for additional care and support. This is aligned to the Kent County Council Adult Social Care Prevention Framework: https://www.kent.gov.uk/about-the-council/strategies-and-policies/service-specific-policies/adult-social-care-policies/adult-social-care-prevention-framework-2025-to-2035 To view this notice, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=990784497 ### Planning Information Kent County Council (KCC) is inviting organisations to participate in engagement events to help shape the future commissioning of community wellbeing services for older people, individuals with physical disabilities, sensory impairments, and dementia. These services aim to promote proactive health and wellbeing, increase independence, and reduce or delay the need for additional care and support. Description: To help shape future commissioning of these services, KCC is inviting all interested organisations to attend a market/stakeholder engagement event. The engagement events will gather insights to inform future service design and commissioning. Topics will include: Service vision, Good practice examples, What are people you support telling you about how they would like to be supported and outcomes they want to achieve, How demand, needs and service requirement have changed in recent years, Innovation and targeting of services, Equity and Inclusion, How we collaborate in the future. The Council will be hosting 4 locality based and 2 virtual market/stakeholder engagement events, which will follow the same agenda. Dates and times of these events are detailed below. Tea and coffee will be provided at all face-to-face events. East Kent = Monday 1st December – 13.30 – 15.30 – Godmersham and Crundale Village Hall East Kent = Tuesday 2nd December – 9.30-11.30 – West Faversham Community Centre West Kent = Wednesday 3rd December – 13.30-15.30 – Paddock Wood Community Centre North Kent = Thursday 4th December – 9.30-11.30 – Riverside Resource Community Centre - Gravesend Virtual = Wednesday 10th December - 10.00-11.30 - Microsoft Teams (Invitations will be sent nearer the time) Virtual = Thursday 11th December - 13.30-15.00 - Microsoft Teams (Invitations will be sent nearer the time) ***Interested organisations must complete the Market Engagement Registration Form: https://forms.office.com/e/fKX0g2aUbE The council may cancel events if there is little or no response on a particular date. Please ensure that you have registered using the link provided. Please be advised that this is not a call for competition and should not be perceived as an intention to procure services. The aim of these events is to only gather insights/intelligence, which will be used to inform future service delivery. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071373-2025 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 Nov 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 26 Nov 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £18,250,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | MAIDSTONE | | Post town | Rochester | | Postcode | ME14 1XQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent | | Local authority | Maidstone | | Electoral ward | Penenden Heath | | Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling | | Delivery location | TLJ4 Kent | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 5 Nov 2025 at 16:05 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071373-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071373-2025 5th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://forms.office.com/e/fKX0g2aUbE - https://www.kent.gov.uk/about-the-council/strategies-and-policies/service-specific-policies/adult-social-care-policies/adult-social-care-prevention-framework-2025-to-2035 - https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=990784497 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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