Residential Intermediate Care Beds – Soft Market Test
Details
- Published
- 30 January 2026
- Submission
- 27 February 2026
- Source
- uk:procontracts
Tender description
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. Keywords: Residential, Social Care
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published30 January 2026Current notice
- Completed: Submission date27 February 2026
About the buyer
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council is a local authority that runs its own procurement team and follows the council's Contract Procedure Rules. Every tender is advertised through The Chest, a shared portal covering opportunities across North West England. Larger opportunities also appear on the government's Find a Tender service. Awarded contracts and renewal dates are published on a dedicated Contracts Register. Bigger contracts bring in the Social Value Portal to assess local social value alongside price. Suppliers register their details only after winning a contract, through the council's own registration form.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, construction work and business services.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@sefton-metropolitan-borough-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@sefton-metropolitan-borough-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@sefton-metropolitan-borough-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@sefton-metropolitan-borough-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@sefton-metropolitan-borough-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@sefton-metropolitan-borough-council.gov |
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