--- title: "Residential Intermediate Care Beds" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0611d2" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0611d2" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0611d2.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0611d2.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SEFTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2026-01-30" --- # Residential Intermediate Care Beds Buyer: SEFTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0611d2 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0611d2) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0611d2.json) ## Summary Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council is currently in the planning stage for the procurement of "Residential Intermediate Care Beds" in collaboration with the NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB) - Sefton Place. This initiative falls under the services category, specifically focusing on Social work and related services (CPV code 85300000). The procurement aims to enhance winter resilience from the winter of 2026/27 onwards. The process includes a preliminary market engagement stage, with interested providers invited to participate in a soft market engagement questionnaire and potentially a virtual engagement event. Interested parties should register their interest via the Proactis portal, with a deadline for questionnaire submission by 27th February 2026. The planned procurement will serve the UKD73 region, i.e., the Bootle area in the United Kingdom. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in healthcare services, particularly those with capabilities in providing residential intermediate care. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can find this opportunity particularly advantageous as the procurement process is classified under the "lightTouch" regime, suggesting a more flexible and less onerous procedure. Providers with strengths in areas such as service delivery models, workforce skills, and governance quality are well-suited to compete for this contract. By engaging in the preliminary market phase, businesses can gain insights and prepare for a competitive bidding process, potentially leading to a long-term contract with a start on 1st November 2026. ## Notice Sefton Council, in partnership with NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB) - Sefton Place, is exploring options for the future commissioning of Residential Intermediate Care (IC) Beds to support winter resilience from Winter 2026/27 onwards, with potential year-round baseline capacity. The purpose of this Notice is to engage with the market, understand provider capacity and interest, and inform the development of a future procurement process. This Notice does not constitute the launch of a procurement exercise. ### Planning Information Providers are invited to participate in the following activities: a) Soft Market Engagement Questionnaire A short questionnaire will be issued to gather information on: • Available capacity • Service delivery models • Quality governance • Workforce/skills • Price assumptions • Mobilisation readiness for Winter 2026 b) Provider Engagement Event Depending on the response rate the Council may choose to hold a virtual engagement event over the forthcoming weeks. Providers should register their interest by completing and returning the Market Engagement Response form available from the Proactis portal. Project Reference DN803566 https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=33ab0047-02f3-f011-813c-005056b64545&fromRfxSummary=True&rfxId=24ac586e-01f3-f011-813c-005056b64545 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008354-2026 | | 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 | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Jan 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 27 Feb 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2029 | | 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 | SEFTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | BOOTLE | | Post town | Liverpool | | Postcode | L20 7AE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside | | ITL 3 | TLD73 Sefton | | Local authority | Sefton | | Electoral ward | Linacre | | Westminster constituency | Bootle | | Delivery location | TLD73 Sefton | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 30 Jan 2026 at 10:57 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008354-2026 - 29 Jan 2026 at 11:28 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007953-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008354-2026 30th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007953-2026 29th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://sefton.gov.uk - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=33ab0047-02f3-f011-813c-005056b64545&fromRfxSummary=True&rfxId=24ac586e-01f3-f011-813c-005056b64545 - 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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