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Mental Health and Homelessness Commission

Manchester City Council · Local authority

In brief

Manchester City Council has announced plans to buy healthcare and care 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 £6,800,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 4 January 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.

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Key dates

Questions by
11am, Tuesday 6 October 2026
Bids by
11am, Tuesday 13 October 2026

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 42 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Manchester City Council intend to design and commission a service, or services, to provide specialist housing-related support for people who are experiencing homelessness and have multiple and complex needs. The service will be designed to meet the needs of people who face significant barriers to accessing mainstream housing and support services as they have a combination of needs, including impaired executive functioning, alcohol-related brain damage and/or other acquired brain injuries, neuro-divergence, mental ill health, substance misuse and complex trauma. Some people who use the service will have eligible Care Act needs. The service will be jointly designed with homelessness and mental health services, with specialist support from health and treatment services built into the service model. We expect the service to provide support in an accommodation-based setting for approximately 10-16 people in each scheme. The contract will commission the support delivery within the service, and the successful provider(s) must have access to suitable accommodation from which they will be able to deliver the support service.

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.
  4. Send clarification questions before 11am, Tuesday 6 October 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before 11am, Tuesday 13 October 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 057547-2026
  2. Planned procurement notice · UK3, notice 077330-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 081792-2026

About the buyer

Manchester City CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

96

Awards

50

Suppliers it has used most for healthcare

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From notice 057547-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 18 June 2026, last updated 27 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.