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Market Testing for Block Contracts for Residential Care Homes (with or without Nursing) for Older People

Warwickshire County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

This is a preliminary market engagement exercise. The Council is seeking views from providers of residential care (with or without nursing care) on the future commissioning of block bed arrangements in Warwickshire. The Council currently holds block contracts for 258 beds in care homes in Warwickshire for people aged 65+. The Council pays a rate of around £750 per bed per week for an allocation of beds with each contracted provider and the provider and the Council work to ensure that the utilisation of this capacity is managed closely and void levels are at a minimum during the contract. The Council and the providers recognise that the block contracts have a number of benefits: Confirmed supply of beds at affordable rates for WCC; Reliable demand and income for the care homes; Faster referral and admission times, and minimal contracting admin for each new person moving into a block bed. The Council wishes to increase the number of beds it block contracts. This would include more beds at the current block rate levels, but the Council would also be interested in care home providers proposals about block contracting for services to meet the needs of people with higher support needs than could be arranged at the current fee levels. If you have any questions regarding this Market testing exercise, then please contact absa@warwickshire.gov.uk or raise a query using the correspondence function.

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
00023127
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Jul 2031, 23:59
Starts
1 Aug 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Jul 2033, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG13
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
038449-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
9 Jul 2025, 09:53

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
31 Aug 2025, 23:59
Description
The process is as detailed in the Market Testing document. To take access this and take part in the process you will need to access the documents on our tendering portal: Warwickshire County Council will be using its e-tendering system (CSW-JETS) for the administration of this market testing process. Providers must register with the system to be able to express an interest and download documents. The web address for CSW-JETS is: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets/aspx/Home Registration and use of CSW-JETS is free. All correspondence or clarifications relating to this market testing must be via the CSWJETS correspondence function. If you are having trouble registering with CSW-JETS please email us at: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk Providers must register on CSW-JETS and express an interest in this project and be able to correspond with us about this exercise.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PDTN-5446-NMXW
Name
Warwickshire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG13
Country
GB
Locality
Warwick
Postal Code
CV34 4SA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Shire Hall

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PDTN-5446-NMXW
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Warwick · UKG13 · CV34 4SA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG13 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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