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Emergency Accommodation and Assessment Unit - Shawe Road
Trafford Council · Local authority
In brief
Trafford 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 notice does not state a value.
The contract runs for 4 years, starting 1 April 2027.
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
Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for care contracts in this region (from 155 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Our current contract for the delivery of our Emergency Accommodation and Assessment Unit, based at Shawe Road in Urmston, is due to end on 31 March 2027. We are currently undertaking work to review and re-tender the service to ensure a compliant arrangement is in place beyond this date.
We would like to take the opportunity to do some `soft market testing' as outlined below, to determine current interest levels in the market.
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.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 078609-2026
About the buyer
Trafford CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
39Awards
20Suppliers it has used most for care
- Bha for Equality1 contract
- LMCP Care Link1 contract
- Learnactive NW Ltd1 contract
- Pillbox38 (UK) Limited1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open care tenders- £82kestimated
- £8.76mestimated
- £400kestimated
- £56mestimated
- £508mframework ceiling
From notice 078609-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 18 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.