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Awarded· 24 Sept 2025

Contract for the provision of supported living services to Adults with a learning disability - Rackheath

Norfolk County Council · Norwich, East of England

Norfolk County Council has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Norwich.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 29 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK5 - Transparency Notice · 10:29

    View notice

  2. 2025

    Contract starts

  3. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK6 - Contract Award Notice · 14:17

    View notice

  4. Next

    2029

    Contract ends

    3½ years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Norfolk County Council has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Norwich. The contract went to Royal Mencap Society. It was awarded on 24 September 2025. The awarded value is £1,109,173. The contract runs from 28 September 2025 to 31 March 2029. It lasts 3½ years.

It is run as a direct award. Find a Tender published it on 29 September 2025. The notice number is 060579-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05a0db.

Summary of the contracting process

Norfolk County Council has successfully completed a direct award contract for the provision of supported living services to adults with a learning disability in Rackheath. This contract falls under the services category, specifically social work services with accommodation, and has been awarded to the Royal Mencap Society. The contract uses a light-touch procurement regime and involved a direct award due to extreme and unavoidable urgency.

The procurement stage is complete with the award active as of September 28, 2025. The contract period runs from September 29, 2025, to March 31, 2029, covering several regions in the United Kingdom including UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, and UKK. The value of the contract is £1,109,173 GBP.

Enterprises specialising in social services with a focus on vulnerable populations stand to gain from similar future contracts, which may also involve direct awards under pressing circumstances.

The notice in full

Contract for the provision of supported living services to Adults with a learning disability in Rackheath

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
28 Sep 2025 to 31 Mar 2029 (3½ years)
Awarded to
Royal Mencap Society
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement method
Direct
Procedure
Direct award
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Awards value
£1,109,173

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Awards
Active

Not stated in the notice: contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
060579-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a0db
CPV code
85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Norfolk County Council is based in Norwich. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Norwich
Town
Norwich
Postcode
NR1 2DH
Electoral ward
Lakenham
Constituency
Norwich South
Region
East of England
Sub-region
Norwich and East Norfolk
Area
Norfolk
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Norfolk County Council
Category
Services
Address
Norwich, NR1 2DH · East of England · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Royal Mencap Society
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
£1,109,173
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about this tender

Who won the Contract for the provision of supported living services to Adults with a… contract?

Norfolk County Council awarded the contract to Royal Mencap Society on 24 September 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2029, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the Contract for the provision of supported living services to Adults with a… contract worth?

The awarded value is £1,109,173. The contract runs from 28 September 2025 to 31 March 2029 (3½ years).

Who is the buyer for Contract for the provision of supported living services to Adults with a…?

Norfolk County Council, based in Norwich, East of England.

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