--- title: "Provision of Residential and Nursing Care for Older People (Aged 65+)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05e12c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05e12c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05e12c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05e12c.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MEDWAY COUNCIL" published: "2025-11-14" --- # Provision of Residential and Nursing Care for Older People (Aged 65+) Buyer: MEDWAY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e12c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05e12c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05e12c.json) ## Summary Medway Council is seeking input from the market during the planning stage for the "Provision of Residential and Nursing Care for Older People (Aged 65+)" project, under the health and social work services category. The Council aims to refine the service specification and banding structure to better address individual needs. A key milestone involves downloading and reviewing the proposed banding structure and responding by 26 November 2025. The location of the service is in the UK region coded UKJ41 (Chatham, United Kingdom). Although this is a request for information, not a call for competition, providers' feedback will shape a responsive and outcome-focused commissioning model. This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare services and those capable of delivering residential and nursing care tailored to older individuals' needs. Companies with expertise in adaptive care models and a focus on equitable outcomes may find this opportunity particularly relevant. With Medway Council as the contracting authority, there is potential for businesses to engage in a framework agreement spanning from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2034, which can provide a stable revenue stream over several years. Providers are encouraged to participate in the market engagement to influence future contracting opportunities. ## Notice Medway Council commissions placements for older people (Aged 65+) who require residential or nursing care. Before commencing a procurement process, we are conducting a review of the service specification and the banding structure to better reflect individual levels of need, rather than diagnostic categories such as dementia. A market event was previously held on 29 April 2025. This request for information (RFI) seeks additional feedback from the market to help shape a future commissioning model that is responsive, equitable and outcome focused. The RFI must be downloaded from the Delta tendering portal. This notice and associated documentation is not a call for competition. The Proposed Banding Structure: Details of the proposed banding structure can be found in Appendix 2. Please download from the Delta tendering portal. Response required from providers: We invite you to review the attached banding structure (Appendix 2) and respond to the questions provided in Appendix 1. Please download from the Delta tendering portal. Important notes: This RFI document is for the sole purpose of consulting the market and therefore the Council does not require providers to submit tenders / bids at this stage. Any information provided will be treated in confidence. All responses (i.e. the completed Appendix 1) must be sent to the following email address - adults.commissioning@medway.gov.uk by 3:00pm, 26 November 2025. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Chatham:-Health-and-social-work-services./P47C6237WN To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/P47C6237WN ### Planning Information To download and review the proposed banding structure as set out in the request for information and provide responses as requested in Appendix 1. The deadline for the responses is 26 November 2025, 3:00pm. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073865-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | 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 | 14 Nov 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 26 Nov 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2034 | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MEDWAY COUNCIL | | Locality | CHATHAM | | Post town | Rochester | | Postcode | ME4 4TR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ41 Medway | | Local authority | Medway | | Electoral ward | Chatham Central & Brompton | | Westminster constituency | Rochester and Strood | | Delivery location | TLJ41 Medway | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 14 Nov 2025 at 10:52 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073865-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073865-2025 14th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/P47C6237WN - https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Chatham:-Health-and-social-work-services./P47C6237WN - 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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