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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.

It is a framework worth up to £196,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 7 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2029.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 7.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 36 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £196,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

Through a programme of transformational change and co-production, Cheshire East Council is redesigning its home care offer. This work focuses on enabling care, provider stability, and support services that strengthen the communities in which they operate. Care at Home services, also known as domiciliary care, will move to a Neighbourhood Model, under which providers will operate within defined areas of the borough. Providers will deliver care and support that reflects the specific needs, demand, and characteristics of each neighbourhood. As part of this approach, the number of providers the Council contracts with will reduce. The Neighbourhood Model will prioritise strengths based and outcomes focused care and support, enabling people to maintain independence and wellbeing for as long as possible. This model supports closer working with local communities and greater continuity of care. The Council is evolving its home care offer to ensure that consistently high standards are achieved across multiple adult social care services. Future service specifications and contractual expectations will therefore be aligned across Care at Home and other services, including Extra Care Housing. Further information on how this approach will operate in day to day practice will be shared in due course through co-production and engagement events with the care market.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. 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.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 011892-2026
  2. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 042443-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 059301-2026
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 085851-2026

Last time this was bought

Accommodation with Care (AWC) Closed Framework (A)

Awarded
14 October 2025
Value
£378,000,000

Matched on Cheshire East Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Cheshire East CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

110

Awards

84

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From notice 011892-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 10 February 2026, last updated 10 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.