Upcoming
Pathway 2
Slough Borough Council · Local authority
In brief
Slough Borough 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 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 October 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
Usually high: a median of 8 bids per contract for this buyer (from 12 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Block of Pathway 2 Beds within CQC registered nursing care homes located in Slough; these
beds will support people who no longer require acute hospital care but need short term,
outcome focused nursing support before returning home. The Council is seeking high quality
nursing care provision delivered within established care homes that can demonstrate strong
clinical oversight, safe staffing levels, and effective multidisciplinary working to support timely
discharge pathways, along with their own or commissioned therapy (OT and/or Physio) and a
dedicated GP to support the beds.
The requirement of publishing a UK 1 Pipeline Notice on Local Authorities is to prepare the market of our intention to go to market. This is an 18 month forward looking plan. Suppliers will be notified of upcoming tenders via the CDP when we issue either a UK 2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice or a UK 4 Tender Notice during this duration.
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
- Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 046346-2026
About the buyer
Slough Borough CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
45Awards
17Suppliers it has used most for care
- Look Ahead Care and Support Limited2 contracts
- Agincare UK Limited1 contract
- Community Dental Services1 contract
- Help and Care1 contract
- Iceni Projects Limited1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open care tenders- £82kestimated
- £79mframework ceiling
- £35kestimated
- £36mframework ceiling
- £2.46mestimated
From notice 046346-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 20 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.