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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

Sandwell Metropolitan 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.

It is a framework worth up to £7,200,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 1 March 2028.

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 bids per contract for this buyer (from 21 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. The £7,200,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

Supply of a wide range of daily living aids and equipment, including bathing, beds, mattresses, toileting, chairs, pressure care and moving and handling devices to the Council's Joint Equipment Stores located in Sandwell. Please note that this is a UK1 Pipeline Notice. This is not a PIN or call for pre-market engagement/competition. As this is a pipeline notice, there is no guarantee that a tender opportunity will result from this notice. Should a tender opportunity materialise, further notices will be published. The information in this UK1 Pipeline Notice is purely for information, and no further details are available at this stage. Please do not contact the contracting authority regarding this UK1 Pipeline Notice. Further details will be provided in a future tender notice if the opportunity progresses. (PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT A LIVE TENDER OPPORTUNITY)

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 001808-2026
  2. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 048520-2026

Last time this was bought

ASC161 Sandwell Community Dementia Service

Awarded
9 July 2026
Value
£1,314,428
Bids
18

Matched on Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

113

Awards

47

Suppliers it has used most for care

All tenders and awards from Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

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From notice 001808-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 9 January 2026, last updated 26 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.