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Residential Services for Older People FRAMEWORK[E15]

United KingdomBerkshireWest Berkshire Council[E1]

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What they want

West Berkshire Council is planning to establish a multi-provider open framework for the provision of residential services for older people. The framework will provide a route for placing eligible individuals in residential and nursing care settings, including provision for people living with dementia and other age-related or complex care needs.

Who can bid
  • The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).
  • The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
  • The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.

Risks and unknowns

  • RiskBidding has not opened. Scope and dates can change before the call for competition.[E12]
  • UnknownNo submission deadline we could read in the notice data.
  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.
Published[E13]
22 Oct 2026
Source
UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
3 days ago
About the requirement · From the notice
West Berkshire Council is planning to establish a multi-provider open framework for the provision of residential services for older people. The framework will provide a route for placing eligible individuals in residential and nursing care settings, including provision for people living with dementia and other age-related or complex care needs.[E8]

Preliminary, from the notice only

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  • The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E9]
  • The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.[E10]

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Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionThe legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E9]
  • ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.[E10]
  • ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.[E11]
  • DetailLot 1 runs from 1 Apr 2027 to 31 Mar 2035.[E6]

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West Berkshire Council

Website
westberks.gov.uk
Address
Market Street, RG14 5LD, Newbury

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Evidence16 facts from the notice · Show

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is West Berkshire Council.

    Document 099895-2026, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2–E5

    Classified under CPV: Health and social work services (85000000); Residential nursing care services (85144100); Social work services with accommodation (85311000); Welfare services for the elderly (85311100).

    read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC

  3. E6

    Lot 1 runs from 1 Apr 2027 to 31 Mar 2035.

    “2027-04-01T00:00:00+01:00 to 2035-03-31T23:59:59+01:00”

    Document 099895-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E7

    The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.

    Document 099895-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E8

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “West Berkshire Council is planning to establish a multi-provider open framework for the provision of residential services for older people. The framework will provide a route for placing eligible individuals in residential and nursing care settings, including provision for peopl…”

    Document 099895-2026, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E9

    The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).

    Document 099895-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E10

    The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

    “sme: true”

    Document 099895-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/sme, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E11

    The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.

    “vcse: true”

    Document 099895-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/vcse, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E12

    This is a planning or market engagement notice. Bidding has not opened.

    Document 099895-2026, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E13

    The notice was published on 22 Oct 2026.

    “2026-10-22T11:42:23+01:00”

    Document 099895-2026, field /date, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E14

    Find a Tender gives the tender status as planning.

    Document 099895-2026, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E15

    The notice is titled "Residential Services for Older People FRAMEWORK".

    Document 099895-2026, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  13. E16

    The stated value is GBP 0 excluding VAT.

    “0 GBP”

    Document 099895-2026, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC

    The source published a planning or prior information notice. Bidding has not opened.

    Source document 099895-2026