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Published 16 Sept 2026, 17:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Residential and Nursing Care Home Partnership Framework in Herefordshire

Authority: Herefordshire Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG11)
Framework ceiling (notional) £484,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Tender notice expected 8 Oct 2026from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 8 yrsstarts 1 Dec 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Herefordshire Council is seeking to establish an Open Care Home Partnership Framework for the provision of residential and nursing care placements for Older People, Working Age Adults, and short-term discharge and reablement placements. The framework will support long-term partnership arrangements with providers to improve market sustainability, quality, outcomes for residents, and value for money. The framework will operate as an open framework, allowing providers to apply to join at defined intervals throughout its term.

CPV: Health and social work services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
8 yrs from 1 Dec 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 8 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Dec 2026 — 30 Nov 2034 (8 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: West Midlands
85000000 Health and social work services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
16 Sept 2026, 17:59 BST
Last source update
16 Sept 2026, 17:59 BST
Authority reference
DN829874
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0669a0

How it was run

Appointment period ends
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Timeline

5 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published191 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 11:46 GMT
  2. Latest notice published4 days ago
    16 Sept 2026, 17:59 BST
  3. Market engagementin 10 days
    30 Sept 2026, 00:59 BST
    We will be running two virtual events via Microsoft teams. Dates of the engagement: 1) 28 September 2026 at 15:00 – 17:00 for Working Age Adults and Short Stay Residential Services 2) 30 September 2026 at 11:30 – 13:30 for Older Age Adults Residential and Nursing Care Services ALL SUPPLIERS WHO more…WISH TO ATTEND should email [email protected] by 12.00pm on 25 September 2026. Please use subject heading “Working Age Adults Partnership Framework in Herefordshire event (28.09.26)” or “Older Age Adults Partnership Framework in Herefordshire event (30.09.26)” and confirm: • Your organisation name • Name, position and e-mail address of your attendee(s) • The session you wish to attend Please note the Teams invite will be issued just prior to the event.
  4. Tender notice expectedin 18 days
    8 Oct 2026, 00:59 BST
  5. Contract startsin 72 days
    1 Dec 2026, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

8 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Mar 2026
  1. Pipeline notice published
    16 Sept 2026, 17:59 BSTUK1
  2. Published value published: £484,000,000
    16 Sept 2026, 17:59 BST
  3. Status changed to planned
    16 Sept 2026, 17:59 BST
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    16 Sept 2026, 17:25 BSTUK2
  5. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    14 Aug 2026, 15:06 BSTUK2
  6. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    30 Jun 2026, 11:13 BSTUK2
  7. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    27 Mar 2026, 12:38 GMTUK2
  8. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    13 Mar 2026, 11:46 GMTUK2
Published amendments (1)

Herefordshire Council advises that the in person market engagement event scheduled for Tuesday 31 March 2026 has been cancelled. The engagement will now take place online only on 1 April 2026 (12:00-14:00) and 2 April 2026 (10:30-12:30) via Microsoft Teams. All other details remain unchanged.

Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2026-06: 1 release · 30 Jun 2026
  • 2026-03: 2 releases · 13 Mar 2026 — 27 Mar 2026

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Herefordshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDTG-2978-LHCN Herefordshire Council, Plough Lane, Hereford, West Midlands, HR4 0LE
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Official documents & specifications (6)

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Notices published for this procedure