Invitation to a Preliminary Market Engagement Event - Enhanced Assessment Beds Service
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough CouncilEstimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
Not specified
Published
27 January 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) is currently exploring options for the future procurement of the Enhanced Assessment Beds Service. The primary objective of this Service is to reduce hospital delays, prevent unnecessary long term care placements, improve independence outcomes, and provide a controlled, safe setting for multidisciplinary assessment to take place.
The service will provide 24-hour nursing care and agreed multidisciplinary team support to individuals awaiting Continuing Health Care assessment and long-term care provision. The Service will be provided for people whose assessment level of need can be safely and effectively provided outside of an acute hospital, and which may not be appropriately met within a person’s own home/ usual place of residence.
The Service will allow for the continuation of capacity within the Borough of Sandwell for short term, multidisciplinary assessment following hospital discharge, as well as supporting hospital avoidance for individuals in the community. The beds will support people who are medically stable but require further assessment before a long term care decision is made.
Contact & helpdesk
Please email by 12.00 on Tuesday 10 February 2026 rupi_deo@sandwell.gov.uk your full name, job title, organisation, email address and telephone no. if you would like to receive an online MS Teams invitation to this event.
Additional details
Eligibility for the Service will include adults aged 18 years and over who are residents of Sandwell. This preliminary market engagement seeks to understand supplier capabilities, gather feedback, and inform the development of a potential future procurement strategy.
This will take place on Thursday 12 February 2026 from 10.00-11.00 for all interested organisations. Thank you for your interest.
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Stourbridge Paving Ltd
£790,106
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- 2
McPhillips (Wellington) Ltd
4 contracts wonlatest 13 Mar 2026ends 30 Jul 2027£9m
total awarded
- 3
ZE Passivhaus Services Ltd
3 contracts wonlatest 29 May 2026ends 29 May 2028£42,900
total awarded
- 4
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
3 contracts wonlatest 20 Mar 2026ends 31 Mar 2030£13m
total awarded
- 5
Acorn Environmental Management Group
2 contracts wonlatest 29 Sept 2026ends 31 Oct 2030£2m
total awarded
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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough CouncilKey Dates
Published
27 January 2026
Submission deadline
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Notice type
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