Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
RJR
Liverpool Road
Chester
CH21UL
UK
Contact person: Ian Bailiff
E-mail: coch.cps@nhs.net
NUTS: UKD63
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.coch.nhs.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Services to Support Dementia Care (potential PSR framework)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85323000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Pre-market engagement for a potential framework agreement (under the PSR) for services to support dementia care.
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Commercial Procurement Services seeks to engage with providers with a view to developing a framework agreement for services to support dementia care under the Provider Selection Regime and Provider Selection Regime (Wales), together the PSR. Framework agreements are defined in Regulation 16 of the PSR.
Any framework agreement will introduce standardised processes, thus reducing duplication of effort for Relevant Authorities and providers. Ensuring that framework agreement providers meet the highest standards, and facilitating delivery of improvements will improve service-user experience.
Ideas under consideration are that a framework agreement will facilitate contracts for services set out in the 'Modern Service Framework for Dementia and Frailty' for the NHS in England as and when this is published, including any similar Service Framework for the NHS in Wales; and/or will facilitate contracts for services to deliver improvement opportunities identified by a Relevant Authority using the Dementia 100 pathway assessment & improvement tool (or an equivalent tool).
The purpose of this pre-market engagement notice is to invite providers to help us to develop a framework agreement service specification.
Providers participating in this pre-market engagement are not guaranteed to receive either an Invitation to Tender (if Invitations to Tender are issued), or a place on any framework agreement which may be awarded following an Invitation to Tender.
Please email coch.cps@nhs.net to express interest in taking part in this pre-market engagement process. We will then be in contact to arrange the next steps.
We anticipate that this pre-market engagement process will run until 31 August 2026 but this may be extended.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85121252
85121270
85141200
85141210
85141220
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKD
UKE
UKF
UKG
UKH
UKI
UKJ
UKK
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please refer to the Short Description above.
II.2.14) Additional information
The "Estimated date of publication of contract notice" at section II.3 of this notice is a mandatory field to allow publication of this notice.
For the purposes of this pre-market engagement process, the date indicates the window in which we will engage with providers.
There is no guarantee that a contract notice will be published, or that an invitation to tender will be issued.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
31/08/2026
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/07/2026