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Cheshire East Carer Service
Cheshire East Council · Local authority
In brief
Cheshire East Council has announced plans to buy care and healthcare work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £4,627,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 5 years, up to 7 years with extensions, starting 1 July 2027.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Key dates
- Bids by
- midnight, Wednesday 6 January 2027
Competition
Usually high: a median of 7 bids per contract for this buyer (from 39 awards in the last 12 months).
Tender documents
- Tender documents · PDF
- Tender documents · PDF
What the notice says
Cheshire East Council is recommissioning its support offer for carers across the borough.
The service will support adult carers who provide unpaid care and support to family members, friends and neighbours living within Cheshire East.
Under the Care Act 2014, the Local Authority has a statutory responsibility to identify, assess need and support carers. The Council recognises the vital contribution unpaid carers make to sustaining families, communities, health services and social care and is
committed to ensuring carers are recognised, valued and supported as equal partners in care.
The final scope of the procurement will be confirmed following market engagement and completion of the service design process. It is anticipated the contract will include: provision of accessible information, advice and guidance; early identification and engagement; flexible preventative support; promoting wellbeing, training and skills
development; peer and community support; digital innovation; co-production; and targeted interventions for carers facing additional barriers or inequalities.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
- Make sure your bid arrives before midnight, Wednesday 6 January 2027. Late bids are usually rejected.
Timeline
- Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 081859-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 082094-2026
- Planned procurement notice · UK3, notice 098146-2026
- Planned procurement notice · UK3, notice 106845-2026
About the buyer
Cheshire East CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
110Awards
79Suppliers it has used most for care
- YMCA Cheshire Limited2 contracts
- Ablewell Limited1 contract
- Aceso Services Ltd1 contract
- Acs (North) Ltd1 contract
- Active Sports Group Int Limited1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open care tenders- £3.71mestimated
- £1.2mestimated
- £20mframework ceiling
- £16mestimated
- £5.15mestimated
From notice 081859-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 27 August 2026, last updated 10 November 2026. We last checked for changes on 10 November 2026.