Future Residential, Nursing and Specialist Care Home Framework
Wirral Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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Opportunity overview
Wirral Council is undertaking pre-market engagement to inform the development of a new Residential, Nursing and Specialist Care Home Framework. Through this engagement we are seeking feedback from care home providers, sector representatives and system partners to better understand current market conditions, future challenges and opportunities for collaboration.
The Council remains committed to supporting people to live independently for as long as possible through preventative and community-based approaches. However, we recognise that care homes continue to play a vital role in supporting people whose needs can no longer be safely met within the community.
As demand continues to increase and needs become more complex, the Council is keen to work with providers to develop a future framework that is sustainable, responsive to local needs and able to deliver high-quality outcomes for Wirral residents.
Subject Matter
Through this engagement, we are seeking feedback from care home providers, sector representatives and system partners to help shape the future framework. We are particularly keen to understand what is working well, where improvements can be made, and how the Council can work collaboratively with providers to develop a sustainable model for the future.
The information gathered will help inform future commissioning intentions and framework design.
Participation in this exercise does not form part of any procurement process and will not influence any future tender evaluation.
As we develop the Framework, we want to understand:
• What is currently working well within the care home market and placement process.
• What challenges providers are experiencing.
• Where there are gaps in provision, capacity or service delivery.
• What opportunities exist for innovation and improvement.
• What providers consider to be realistic expectations and timescales for admissions and placements.
• How the Council can work more effectively with providers to create a sustainable and successful framework.
Your feedback will help inform the design of the future Care Home Framework and ensure it reflects the realities of delivering care, supports residents to achieve the best possible outcomes, and creates a strong and sustainable care home market for Wirral.
Thank you for taking the time to share your views and expertise.
Classification
CPV85000000 — Health and social work services
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Published notice details
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Questionnaire to be completed on the Chest portal:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/
Title- Future Residential, Nursing and Specialist Care Home Framework
Project reference- DN832915
All questions to be raised via the Chest portal
Closing date for responses 12 Noon on Thursday 28th October 2026
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Due
28 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
098005-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
2 VERSIONS
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097980-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
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098005-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Wirral Council is running early-stage pre-market engagement to gather feedback that will shape a possible future residential, nursing and specialist care home framework. This is not a live tender and participation will not affect any future tender evaluation.
Who this may suit
Relevant to care home providers, sector representatives and system partners able to provide market feedback. Requirements for any future framework suppliers are unknown.
Key points identified
Engagement inputFeedback on market conditions, challenges, provision gaps, capacity, service delivery, innovation, admissions and placementsEvidence: “we are seeking feedback from care home providers, sector representatives and system partners” and listed engagement questions
Future framework supplier requirementsUnknownEvidence: The notice says information will “help inform future commissioning intentions and framework design”; it does not state future supplier requirements.
Eligible engagement participantsCare home providers, sector representatives and system partnersEvidence: “we are seeking feedback from care home providers, sector representatives and system partners”
94% approved-analysis confidence4 supplier criteria identified5 risks or unknowns
ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.
Wirral Council is running early-stage pre-market engagement to gather feedback that will shape a possible future residential, nursing and specialist care home framework. This is not a live tender and participation will not affect any future tender evaluation.
Who this may suit
Relevant to care home providers, sector representatives and system partners able to provide market feedback. Requirements for any future framework suppliers are unknown.
Key deliverables
Feedback on care-home market conditions, gaps, capacity, placement processes, challenges and realistic admission timescales
Input to future framework design and commissioning intentions
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
4 criteria identified
Engagement input
99% confidence
Feedback on market conditions, challenges, provision gaps, capacity, service delivery, innovation, admissions and placements
View supporting evidence
“we are seeking feedback from care home providers, sector representatives and system partners” and listed engagement questions
Future framework supplier requirements
99% confidence
Unknown
View supporting evidence
The notice says information will “help inform future commissioning intentions and framework design”; it does not state future supplier requirements.
Eligible engagement participants
99% confidence
Care home providers, sector representatives and system partners
View supporting evidence
“we are seeking feedback from care home providers, sector representatives and system partners”
Future tender eligibility
99% confidence
Unknown
View supporting evidence
Participation “does not form part of any procurement process and will not influence any future tender evaluation.”
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Indicative value
72% confidence
GBP 632,000,000 maximum value recorded in source data; basis, term and applicability are not stated
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process.value_max: 632000000; the narrative provides no commercial detail.
Commercial terms
99% confidence
Unknown
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No pricing, payment, contract term or pricing-model information is supplied.
Delivery
Engagement geography
90% confidence
Wirral / UKD74 delivery region
View supporting evidence
The notice concerns “Wirral residents”; delivery location is listed as UKD74.
Care setting
99% confidence
Residential, nursing and specialist care homes
View supporting evidence
Title: “Future Residential, Nursing and Specialist Care Home Framework”
Framework delivery timetable
99% confidence
Unknown
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No contract start, end or tender dates are supplied.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Status
99% confidence
Upcoming planned preliminary market engagement; not a live procurement
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display_status: upcoming; source_status: planned; “Participation in this exercise does not form part of any procurement process”
Notice type
99% confidence
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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notice_type and document title
Recorded procedure metadata
75% confidence
Open procedure
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procurement_method_details: “Open procedure”
Submission deadline
99% confidence
Unknown
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submission_deadline is null.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-stage scope risk
99% confidence
The future framework’s final scope, lots, service requirements, commercial terms, timetable and supplier selection criteria are unknown.
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The Council is undertaking engagement “to inform the development” and says gathered information will inform “future commissioning intentions and framework design.”
Not a bidding opportunity
99% confidence
This engagement is explicitly outside a procurement process; no future tender participation or evaluation advantage is implied.
View supporting evidence
“Participation in this exercise does not form part of any procurement process and will not influence any future tender evaluation.”
Procedure metadata uncertainty
97% confidence
Source metadata records an open procedure, while the narrative expressly describes pre-market engagement rather than a procurement process. The supplied evidence does not establish a procedure for any future framework.
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procurement_method_details: “Open procedure”; narrative: “does not form part of any procurement process.”
Lot data incomplete
99% confidence
A planned Lot 1 is present but has no title, description, value or deadline; no lot-specific scope can be determined.
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Lot 1 has null title, description, value_amount and submission_deadline.
Value interpretation uncertainty
90% confidence
The recorded GBP 632,000,000 maximum is not explained in the narrative, so its period and relationship to a future framework cannot be verified.
View supporting evidence
process.value_max: 632000000; no corresponding value explanation is supplied.
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