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Manchester City Council

The Provision of Night-time Medical and Welfare Support

Community ServicesCPV 98000000
Value£300k
Deadline3 Aug 2026
Published6 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 6 Jul 20268 days leftCloses 3 Aug 2026
Who to contact
procurement@manchester.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including procurement specific questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 3rd August 2026 as referred to in the tender documentation. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation. https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/AdvertSummary?projectId=dd262e69-9605-f111-813c-005056b64545&projectStepId=ec262e69-9605-f111-813c-005056b64545

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£300ktotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£16.5m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Health & Social Care band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Manchester City Council ('the Council') is looking to procure contracts for The Provision of Night-time Medical and Welfare Support.

To deliver the provision of a night-time medical and welfare support service to vulnerable people within Manchester city centre required on Friday and Saturday nights.

The provision will work with partners to help keep people safe and reduce impact on front-line services.

The service will be expected to, in partnership with licensed premises and emergency services, support those that are most vulnerable, and therefore at greatest risk of becoming the victim of a crime.

The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest.

Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk .

Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity.https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/AdvertSummary?projectId=dd262e69-9605-f111-813c-005056b64545&projectStepId=ec262e69-9605-f111-813c-005056b64545

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Manchester City Council ('the Council') is looking

Manchester City Council ('the Council') is looking to procure contracts for The Provision of Night-time Medical and Welfare Support.

02

To deliver the provision of a night-time

To deliver the provision of a night-time medical and welfare support service to vulnerable people within Manchester city centre required on Friday and Saturday nights.

03

The service will be expected to, in

The service will be expected to, in partnership with licensed premises and emergency services, support those that are most vulnerable, and therefore at greatest risk of becoming the victim of a crime.

04

Applicants will need to register their details

Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk .

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidCQC registration / safeguarding policies
  • Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
  • Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064bd6
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
063193-2026
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