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

Contracting authority

Contracting authority:

Medway Council

Public Procurement Organisation Number:

PWYH-3898-LDQR

Address:

Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road
Chatham
ME4 4TR
UK

Contact name:

Michelle Balderston

Email:

adults.commissioning@medway.gov.uk

Telephone:

Not provided

Website:

Not provided

Organisation type:

REGIONAL_AUTHORITY

Devolved regulations that apply:

None

Procedure

Procedure type:

Open procedure

Preliminary market engagement conducted:

Not provided

Special regime:

Light touch

Scope

Title:

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

Reference number:

Not provided

Main category:

SERVICES

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 - adults.commissioning@medway.gov.uk 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

Total value (estimated):

GBP 0 excluding VAT

GBP 0 including VAT

Contract dates (estimated):

01/04/2026 to 31/03/2034

CPV classifications:

85000000 - Health and social work services.

Delivery regions:

UKJ41 - Medway

Participation

Suitable for SMEs:

Yes

Suitable for VCSEs:

Yes

Engagement

Engagement deadline:

26/11/2025

Engagement status:

The engagement has not yet been carried out.

Engagement process description:

To download and review the proposed banding structure as set out in the request for information and provide responses as requested in Appendix 1. The deadline for the responses is 26 November 2025, 3:00pm.

Submission

Other organisations