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title: "Meet the Buyer - Older People Block Beds"
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# Meet the Buyer - Older People Block Beds

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/meet-the-buyer-older-people-block-beds-ocds-h6vhtk-04a739). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Berkshire District Council: "Meet the Buyer - Older People Block Beds". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [West Berkshire District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-berkshire-district-council-ons-e06000037)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Residential health facilities services, Residential nursing care services, Social services, Social work and related services (+3 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ11
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04a739`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/meet-the-buyer-older-people-block-beds-ocds-h6vhtk-04a739#tl-md)

## Description
West Berkshire Council are looking to hold an open discussion with care home providers with regards to the availability of block beds on long term contracts, within care homes within a 20 mile radius of Newbury, West Berkshire. This could include nursing, residential and dementia beds however this can be discussed further during the session.A Meet the Buyer event will be held virtually on Wednesday 23rd October at 1:00pm to give potential bidders an opportunity to ask questions about the service and tendering process. Link to virtual meeting will be issued shortly. Please confirm your attendance to rebecca.page1@westberks.gov.uk.Best wishesProcurement

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85000000, 85144000, 85144100, 85300000, 85310000, 85311000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Block beds in older people care homes provider engagement session.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F032462-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-10-09T14:48:20.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T06:03:10.255Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04a739