Coming up· published 23 May 2025
General Residential Care Services
Newcastle City Council · Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
Newcastle City Council is planning General Residential Care Services. It is a framework for residential care and care home in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Source: Find a Tender, published 23 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
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Pipeline notice published
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Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2025
Contract starts
Next
2028
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Newcastle City Council is planning General Residential Care Services. It is a framework for residential care and care home in Newcastle upon Tyne. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £115,000,000. The contract runs from 30 November 2025 to 1 December 2028. It lasts 3 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 23 May 2025. The notice number is 026545-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05229b.
Summary of the contracting process
Newcastle City Council has announced a procurement process for General Residential Care Services within Newcastle Upon Tyne. The current stage is a planning update, with a procurement notice published on 23 May 2025. This tender, set to progress to future stages, is valued at £115,000,000 for its framework agreement.
Communication regarding further developments is expected after 1 September 2025, in preparation for the planned contract period starting on 30 November 2025. Interested parties are encouraged to engage via the OPEN Procurement Portal. The industry category for this tender is health and social work services, with a focus on delivering services in the UKC22 region.
This procurement offers substantial opportunities for business growth, especially for SMEs and VCSEs, due to the framework agreement and a significant contract value. Enterprises skilled in providing health and social work services can benefit from participating, helping to expand their portfolios and potentially securing a three-year contract with possibilities for renewal.
The notice in full
This is for the procurement of General Residential Care Services within the boundaries of Newcastle Upon Tyne. This pipeline notice is for information only. At this stage, no further details are available beyond what is published here.
When this opportunity progresses, a Tender Notice will be published on the Central Digital Platform. If Newcastle City Council seeks early engagement, a Market Engagement Notice will be issued at that time, along with any relevant information. Suppliers are advised to register on the OPEN Procurement Portal to receive updates and notifications as they become available: www.open-uk.org
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Residential Care
- Procurement type
- Framework
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 30 Nov 2025 to 1 Dec 2028 (3 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £115,000,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 026545-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05229b
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Postcode
- NE1 8QH
- Electoral ward
- Monument
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Delivery area
- Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Sub-region
- Tyneside
- Area
- Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Newcastle City Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8QH · North East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Pipeline notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026545-2025
- Pipeline notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026350-2025
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05229b (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about General Residential Care Services
When will the General Residential Care Services tender open?
Newcastle City Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the General Residential Care Services contract worth?
The estimated value is £115,000,000. The contract runs from 30 November 2025 to 1 December 2028 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for General Residential Care Services?
Newcastle City Council, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East.
How do I bid for General Residential Care Services?
Register on the buyer's portal named in the notice, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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