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Residential Intermediate Care Beds
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council · Local authority
In brief
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council has announced plans to buy care 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, starting 1 November 2026.
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 6.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 12 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Sefton Council, in partnership with NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB) - Sefton Place, is exploring options for the future commissioning of Residential Intermediate Care (IC) Beds to support winter resilience from Winter 2026/27 onwards, with potential year-round baseline capacity.
The purpose of this Notice is to engage with the market, understand provider capacity and interest, and inform the development of a future procurement process. This Notice does not constitute the launch of a procurement exercise.
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 007953-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 008354-2026
About the buyer
Sefton Metropolitan Borough CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
60Awards
37Suppliers it has used most for care
- Excel Housing Solutions1 contract
- Listening Ear (Merseyside)1 contract
- Nation occupational health ltd1 contract
- People Asset Management Limited1 contract
- Reconstruct (Children and Adult Services) Limited1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open care tenders- £82kestimated
- £8.76mestimated
- £400kestimated
- £56mestimated
- £508mframework ceiling
From notice 007953-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 29 January 2026, last updated 30 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.