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title: "Services to Support Dementia Care (potential PSR framework)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06c47f"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2026-07-06"
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# Services to Support Dementia Care (potential PSR framework)

Buyer: COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c47f

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## Summary

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is planning a contract for services that support dementia care under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). It involves a pre-market engagement process aimed at the development of a potential framework agreement. This initiative caters mainly to the community health services industry category, encompassing various regions across the UK. Currently in the planning stage, this procurement process is set to run through a pre-market engagement phase until 31 August 2026, allowing interested providers to contribute to the service specifications.

This tender represents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those offering geriatric, psychiatric, nursing, or home medical treatment services. Engaging in this pre-market process can stimulate business growth by potentially securing a position within a widely-utilised framework agreement across the NHS in England and Wales. It is especially suited for service providers experienced with care frameworks and capable of contributing to the enhancement of service delivery and user experience in dementia care.

## Notice

Pre-market engagement for a potential framework agreement (under the PSR) for services to support dementia care. Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Commercial Procurement Services seeks to engage with providers with a view to developing a framework agreement for services to support dementia care under the Provider Selection Regime and Provider Selection Regime (Wales), together the PSR. Framework agreements are defined in Regulation 16 of the PSR. Any framework agreement will introduce standardised processes, thus reducing duplication of effort for Relevant Authorities and providers. Ensuring that framework agreement providers meet the highest standards, and facilitating delivery of improvements will improve service-user experience. Ideas under consideration are that a framework agreement will facilitate contracts for services set out in the 'Modern Service Framework for Dementia and Frailty' for the NHS in England as and when this is published, including any similar Service Framework for the NHS in Wales; and/or will facilitate contracts for services to deliver improvement opportunities identified by a Relevant Authority using the Dementia 100 pathway assessment & improvement tool (or an equivalent tool). The purpose of this pre-market engagement notice is to invite providers to help us to develop a framework agreement service specification. Providers participating in this pre-market engagement are not guaranteed to receive either an Invitation to Tender (if Invitations to Tender are issued), or a place on any framework agreement which may be awarded following an Invitation to Tender. Please email coch.cps@nhs.net to express interest in taking part in this pre-market engagement process. We will then be in contact to arrange the next steps. We anticipate that this pre-market engagement process will run until 31 August 2026 but this may be extended.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Please refer to the Short Description above. Additional information: The "Estimated date of publication of contract notice" at section II.3 of this notice is a mandatory field to allow publication of this notice. For the purposes of this pre-market engagement process, the date indicates the window in which we will engage with providers. There is no guarantee that a contract notice will be published, or that an invitation to tender will be issued.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063284-2026 |
| Notice type | Planning 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 | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 30 Aug 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | CHESTER |
| Post town | Chester |
| Postcode | CH2 1UL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester |
| Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Electoral ward | Upton |
| Westminster constituency | Chester North and Neston |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85121252 - Geriatric services
- 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services
- 85141200 - Services provided by nurses
- 85141210 - Home medical treatment services
- 85141220 - Advisory services provided by nurses
- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 6 Jul 2026 at 14:40 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063284-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.coch.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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