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Provision of Residential and Nursing Care for Older People (Aged 65+)

Medway Council · Local authority

In brief

Medway 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 8 years, starting 1 April 2026.

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 31 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.

What the notice says

Medway Council commissions placements for older people (Aged 65+) who require residential or nursing care. Before commencing a procurement process, we are conducting a review of the service specification and the banding structure to better reflect individual levels of need, rather than diagnostic categories such as dementia. A market event was previously held on 29 April 2025. This request for information (RFI) seeks additional feedback from the market to help shape a future commissioning model that is responsive, equitable and outcome focused. The RFI must be downloaded from the Delta tendering portal. This notice and associated documentation is not a call for competition. The Proposed…Read the full description
Medway Council commissions placements for older people (Aged 65+) who require residential or nursing care. Before commencing a procurement process, we are conducting a review of the service specification and the banding structure to better reflect individual levels of need, rather than diagnostic categories such as dementia. A market event was previously held on 29 April 2025. This request for information (RFI) seeks additional feedback from the market to help shape a future commissioning model that is responsive, equitable and outcome focused. The RFI must be downloaded from the Delta tendering portal. This notice and associated documentation is not a call for competition. The Proposed Banding Structure: Details of the proposed banding structure can be found in Appendix 2. Please download from the Delta tendering portal. Response required from providers: We invite you to review the attached banding structure (Appendix 2) and respond to the questions provided in Appendix 1. Please download from the Delta tendering portal. Important notes: This RFI document is for the sole purpose of consulting the market and therefore the Council does not require providers to submit tenders / bids at this stage. Any information provided will be treated in confidence. All responses (i.e. the completed Appendix 1) must be sent to the following email address - [email removed] by 3:00pm, 26 November 2025. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Chatham:-Health-and-social-work-services./P47C6237WN To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/P47C6237WN

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. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 073865-2025

About the buyer

Medway CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

103

Awards

45

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From notice 073865-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 14 November 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.