Voluntary and Community Infrastructure Support Service - Preliminary Market Engagement
Swindon Borough Council · Local authority
In brief
Swindon 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 estimated value is £798,448 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 5 years, up to 7 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.
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 10 bids per contract for this buyer (from 9 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
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 065148-2026
Last time this was bought
Community Based acquired brain injury support services in Swindon
- Won by
- Headway Swindon
- Awarded
- 24 February 2026
- Value
- £1,835,000
- Bids
- 14
Matched on Swindon 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
Procurements
102Awards
41Suppliers it has used most for care
- Caring for communities & People1 contract
- CaringPlus HealthCare Services Limited1 contract
- Headway Swindon1 contract
- John Edwards Care Homes LTD1 contract
- People Places Lives Limited1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open care tenders- £82kestimated
- £1.2mestimated
- £2.34mestimated
- £16.5mestimated
- £2.5mestimated
From notice 065148-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 10 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.