Market Engagement– Pathway 2 (P2) Care Home Bed Engagement

Interest Window:
Providers are invited to submit their interest in this engagement opportunity between the 1st May – 15th May 2025 at 11.59pm.

Next Steps:
Interested providers will be invited to participate in a focus group and provided with further details on the initiative once this survey has closed.

Data Sharing:
The information provided will be used solely for planning purposes and will not be considered in any future evaluation or procurement process.

Region(s) of delivery: Gloucestershire

Categories: Health and Social Care

Estimated Value: N/A

Gloucestershire County Council has been operating a number of Pathway 2 (P2) beds through existing provider arrangements, supporting timely hospital discharge and short-term reablement. As we look to shape the future model of care, we are now exploring wider opportunities for engagement across the Health and Social Care market in Gloucestershire.

As a local authority with statutory responsibilities under the Care Act 2014, we are committed to developing a diverse, sustainable, and high-quality care market. In line with this we are keen to better understand current and potential capacity, innovation, and appetite for partnership working in the market, specifically in the delivery of Pathway Beds.

This provides an opportunity to test new approaches, including block provision for pathway beds, integrated working, and therapy-led models, to better meet the needs of our population and system partners.

This Market Engagement (ME) aims to gather insight from providers who may be interested in working more closely with Gloucestershire County Council in the future delivery of Residential and Nursing care services for Older People, to support a refreshed Pathway 2 model. The purpose of this engagement is to inform the development of our future service specification, test market interest and capacity, and gather any new information about the market that could be useful prior to going out to tender.

If your organisation is interested in collaborating with us to shape future models of care and explore opportunities to deliver services in partnership, please complete the form below.