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Dynamic Purchasing System for Provision of Supported Living for Adults Aged over 18

Medway Council(buyer)

Published
Published 9 October 2025
Deadline
Deadline: 30 January 2027 (79 days left)
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Overview

Medway Council is reopening its Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of supported living care and support services to adults aged over 18, with applications closing 30 January 2027. The DPS comprises three lots covering support at accommodation for individuals with lower needs, higher needs, and specialist support, and seeks providers with experience supporting people with learning disability, autism, mental health, physical disability, cognitive disability, substance use, and dual disability. This is a relaunch of the original 2022 DPS under an updated tendering portal with revised application links.

Contracting authority

  • Medway CouncilBuyer

    4 live opportunities · 38 awarded contracts

    Chatham, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PWYH-3898-LDQR

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Lots (3)

  • Support at accommodation for individuals with lower needs

    To include, but not limited to: - budgeting/income maximisation - support to coordinate and attend appointments - managing and maintaining personal hygiene - maintaining their home environment - enabling social inclusion and community involvement - ensuring adequate nutrition and support towards a healthy lifestyle - medication compliance - support to access suitable gainful daytime activity - support planning with individual goals - managing and maintaining their tenancy - developing capabilities and skills to progress to more independent living - night support (sleep in or waking night) would not be included

  • Support at accommodation meeting higher needs

    To include (in addition to lower level), but not limited to: - regular supervision throughout the day - behaviour management - support with eating, feeding, personal care or other activities of daily living - medication administration - support to manage clients' lives in the short and long term - help developing clients' skills to become independent or more independent with activities of daily living - all accommodation with night support (either sleep in or waking night) would fall into this category - night support (sleep in or waking night) to be nine hours - higher support providers are required to be CQC registered, and staff training levels should be appropriate.

  • Specialist Support

    Providers with specialisms in complex challenging behaviour including violent and forensic behaviour and substance use. - not necessarily required to be CQC registered but will be required to provide details of significant relevant experience - specialist support services are likely to be tailored to meet a particular individual's need

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
Open for bids
Category
Services
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
Contract type
Framework agreement
Published
9 October 2025
Deadline
30 January 2027
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related services

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Expected competition

4

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Market context

Typical award in Health and social work services

£186,100

Median of 14,539 awards in the last 24 months

Medway Council in the last 12 months

45

contracts awarded, worth £130,318,262 in total

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  1. Contract Notice

    9 October 2025

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