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title: "All Age Continuing Care Services (potential PSR framework)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ccf3"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2026-07-16"
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# All Age Continuing Care Services (potential PSR framework)

Buyer: COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ccf3

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## Summary

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is planning a procurement process for an all-age continuing care services framework that may be established under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This opportunity involves pre-market engagement to shape the service specification and tender documentation. The tender is categorised under health services and is intended to operate within the UK. The current stage of the procurement is in planning, with expressions of interest for the pre-market engagement due by 31st July 2026. The procurement aims to support targets at both national and local levels, enhancing compliance with existing national frameworks for continuing healthcare and NHS funded care.

This tender presents a chance for businesses specialising in health services to engage in developing the future framework for healthcare provision, which may include continuing healthcare, funded nursing care, and packages for young people's continuing care, among others. Companies with expertise in these areas, particularly those experienced in delivering NHS-funded care solutions, will find this an impactful opportunity to expand their portfolio and build a significant partnership with a major NHS foundation trust. The pre-market engagement process offers potential suppliers the prospect to influence the future framework structure and respond to subsequent formal tender invitations.

## Notice

Pre-market engagement for a potential framework agreement to be awarded under the Provider Selection Regime for the delivery of all age continuing care services. Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Commercial Procurement Services seeks to engage with providers with a view to developing a framework agreement for the delivery of all age continuing care services under the Provider Selection Regime and Provider Selection Regime (Wales), together the PSR. Framework agreements are defined in Regulation 16 of the PSR. All Age Continuing Care (AACC) is a collective term for services provided by the NHS to meet patients' ongoing care needs. These services include the assessment and provision of funding for the care of individuals of all ages, in order to meet these needs. The services provided under AACC include: * Continuing Healthcare (CHC) * Funded Nursing Care (FNC) * Children and Young Peoples' Continuing Care (CYPCC) * Jointly-funded individual packages of care (JF) * Other services that provide NHS funding for patients to meet their needs once they have been discharged from hospital, for example patients requiring neurological rehabilitation after brain injury The objective of this framework is to provide a range of services to support the assessment, delivery and review of AACC provision. The AACC services provided under this framework will support Contracting Authorities to meet targets set at a national and local level, and achieve compliance with the following national frameworks (and any future related frameworks): * National Framework for Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Care * Young People's Continuing Care National Framework The purpose of this pre-market engagement notice is to invite providers to help us to develop a framework agreement service specification and tender documentation. 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. The closing date for expressions of interest in taking part in this pre-market engagement process is Friday 31st July 2026.

### 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/067283-2026 |
| 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 | 16 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 30 Jul 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 | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 16 Jul 2026 at 12:53 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067283-2026

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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