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title: "Invitation to a Preliminary Market Engagement Event - Enhanced Assessment Beds Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-060f5d"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2026-01-27"
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# Invitation to a Preliminary Market Engagement Event - Enhanced Assessment Beds Service

Buyer: SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060f5d

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## Summary

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is initiating a procurement process for the Enhanced Assessment Beds Service, with the aim of reducing hospital delays and providing multidisciplinary assessments in a controlled environment within the Borough of Sandwell, UK. This service targets adults aged 18 and over and aims to support hospital discharge and prevent long-term care placements. The tender is currently in the planning stage, with a preliminary market engagement event scheduled for 12 February 2026, from 10.00 to 11.00. Businesses interested in this opportunity should express their interest by emailing the provided contact by 10 February 2026.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in health and social work services, particularly those providing residential health facilities and nursing care services. Given the contract’s relevance to SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, these organisations are particularly encouraged to participate. The project’s scope, which involves service provision across various health-related sectors, allows businesses to contribute innovative solutions to enhance the service delivery framework in Sandwell. The engagement will aid businesses in understanding the buyer's requirements and potentially position themselves advantageously for future contract opportunities.

## Notice

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) is currently exploring options for the future procurement of the Enhanced Assessment Beds Service. The primary objective of this Service is to reduce hospital delays, prevent unnecessary long term care placements, improve independence outcomes, and provide a controlled, safe setting for multidisciplinary assessment to take place. The service will provide 24-hour nursing care and agreed multidisciplinary team support to individuals awaiting Continuing Health Care assessment and long-term care provision. The Service will be provided for people whose assessment level of need can be safely and effectively provided outside of an acute hospital, and which may not be appropriately met within a person's own home/ usual place of residence. The Service will allow for the continuation of capacity within the Borough of Sandwell for short term, multidisciplinary assessment following hospital discharge, as well as supporting hospital avoidance for individuals in the community. The beds will support people who are medically stable but require further assessment before a long term care decision is made. Eligibility for the Service will include adults aged 18 years and over who are residents of Sandwell. This preliminary market engagement seeks to understand supplier capabilities, gather feedback, and inform the development of a potential future procurement strategy. This will take place on Thursday 12 February 2026 from 10.00-11.00 for all interested organisations. Please email by 12.00 on Tuesday 10 February 2026 rupi_deo@sandwell.gov.uk your full name, job title, organisation, email address and telephone no. if you would like to receive an online MS Teams invitation to this event. Thank you for your interest.

### Planning Information

This preliminary market engagement seeks to understand supplier capabilities, gather feedback, and inform the development of a potential future procurement strategy.
This will take place on Thursday 12 February 2026 from 10.00-11.00 for all interested organisations.
Please email by 12.00 on Tuesday 10 February 2026 rupi_deo@sandwell.gov.uk your full name, job title, organisation, email address and telephone no. if you would like to receive an online MS Teams invitation to this event.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006969-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 10 Feb 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2028 |
| 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 | SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | OLDBURY |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B69 3DE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG37 Sandwell |
| Local authority | Sandwell |
| Electoral ward | Oldbury |
| Westminster constituency | West Bromwich |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
- 85144000 - Residential health facilities services
- 85144100 - Residential nursing care services
- 85323000 - Community health services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 27 Jan 2026 at 10:32 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006969-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006969-2026
  27th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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