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Provision of Residential and Nursing Care for Older People (Aged 65+)

Medway Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 12:39.

Opportunity overview

Medway Council commissions placements for older people (Aged 65+) who require residential or nursing care. Before commencing a procurement process, we are conducting a review of the service specification and the banding structure to better reflect individual levels of need, rather than diagnostic categories such as dementia. A market event was previously held on 29 April 2025. This request for information (RFI) seeks additional feedback from the market to help shape a future commissioning model that is responsive, equitable and outcome focused. The RFI must be downloaded from the Delta tendering portal. This notice and associated documentation is not a call for competition. The Proposed Banding Structure: Details of the proposed banding structure can be found in Appendix 2. Please download from the Delta tendering portal. Response required from providers: We invite you to review the attached banding structure (Appendix 2) and respond to the questions provided in Appendix 1. Please download from the Delta tendering portal. Important notes: This RFI document is for the sole purpose of consulting the market and therefore the Council does not require providers to submit tenders / bids at this stage. Any information provided will be treated in confidence. All responses (i.e. the completed Appendix 1) must be sent to the following email address - adults.commissioning@medway.gov.uk by 3:00pm, 26 November 2025. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Chatham:-Health-and-social-work-services./P47C6237WN To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/P47C6237WN

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
ocds-h6vhtk-05e12c
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2034, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ41
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
073865-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
14 Nov 2025, 10:52

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
26 Nov 2025, 23:59
Description
To download and review the proposed banding structure as set out in the request for information and provide responses as requested in Appendix 1. The deadline for the responses is 26 November 2025, 3:00pm.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PWYH-3898-LDQR
Name
Medway Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ41
Country
GB
Locality
Chatham
Postal Code
ME4 4TR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PWYH-3898-LDQR
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Michelle Balderston

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Chatham · UKJ41 · ME4 4TR · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ41 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05e12c-2025-11-14T10:52:10ZPreliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·