Our commissioning intensions for the recommission of the ‘Accommodation with Care’ contract (Residential and Nursing Care Homes) was recently approved at Committee on 22.09.25, ahead of the contract expiry date 31st March 2026.
Our commissioning intentions are to Direct Award any existing AWC Providers who have already been awarded a place on the framework, via the CHEST portal tendering process.
Any care homes in Cheshire East who are not currently onboarded on to the AWC framework will need to complete the full tender process on the CHEST in order to be onboarded. More details below.