How to win: Residential and Nursing Care in Gloucestershire - Pre Market Engagement Survey

About this contract

Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) is changing how it contracts for Residential and Nursing Care from 2026/27. Following feedback from providers and other stakeholders, we are developing a new contractual arrangement to replace the current Pre-Placement Contract. The new contract will cover residential care, nursing care, and short-term/respite placements for adults aged 18 and over, including people with needs relating to frailty, dementia, physical disabilities, acquired brain injury, learning disabilities, mental health, autism and forensic support. The arrangement has a total maximum value of £816 million.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Gloucestershire County Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £816,000,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 13 September 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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