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title: "Care Planning, Rostering and Payroll Solution"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ecaf"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Cheshire West and Chester Council"
published: "2026-08-26"
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# Care Planning, Rostering and Payroll Solution

Buyer: Cheshire West and Chester Council  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ecaf

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## Summary

Cheshire West and Chester Council intends to procure a care planning, rostering and payroll solution. The requirement is for information technology services supporting care-related planning, staff rota management and payroll activities. The work is intended for delivery in the United Kingdom, with the council as the buying organisation. It is arranged as a single requirement rather than separate service lots. Suppliers with relevant software products, implementation expertise or specialist services covering care planning, workforce rostering and payroll should consider the requirement relevant. The council has identified the procurement as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises, widening its potential supplier base beyond large technology providers.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the council has stated an intention to procure and is carrying out soft market testing, rather than inviting tenders. The council expects the market engagement activity to run from 27 August 2026 to 4 September 2026, with responses or engagement material due by 4 September 2026. The procurement has one lot and is below the applicable threshold. The published information does not set a monetary value. No procurement procedure, submission method or evaluation weighting has yet been set out. Suppliers should treat the dates as the council’s planning expectations and use the engagement stage to understand the emerging requirement before any future competition is arranged.

The requirement will suit suppliers that provide or integrate digital systems for care planning, workforce rostering and payroll. Relevant businesses may include care-sector software specialists, payroll technology providers, rostering platforms, systems integrators and implementation partners able to combine these functions in one solution. Experience of designing, configuring or supporting technology for care organisations would help a supplier respond meaningfully to the market-testing exercise. The council has expressly indicated that small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises are suitable, so participation is not limited to major national technology companies. Businesses with a credible product, relevant delivery experience and the capacity to support a council implementation should prepare to engage when the market activity is undertaken.

## Notice

Care Planning, Rostering and Payroll Solution - Soft Market Testing. Please find document uploaded on the Chest - www.the-chest.org.uk

### Planning Information

Care Planning, Rostering and Payroll Solution - Soft Market Testing
Document can be found on the Chest - www.the-chest.org.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081351-2026 |
| 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 | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 27 Aug 2026 - 4 Sep 2026 |
| 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 | Cheshire West and Chester Council |
| Locality | ELLESMERE PORT |
| Postcode area | Chester |
| Postcode | CH65 0BA |
| 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 | Central & Grange |
| Westminster constituency | Ellesmere Port and Bromborough |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72222300 - Information technology services

## Release History

- 26 Aug 2026 at 14:00 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081351-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081351-2026
  26th August 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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